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Access to labor in rural Maliarticle 1996 • Becker, Laurence C.
Bambara • Africa > Western Africa
This article examines the role of the household in mobilizing farm labor. Based on the work patterns and farm management practices of several household members in a Bambara village, the author argues that the production interests of each individual a...Garden money buys grainarticle 2000 • Becker, Laurence C.
Bambara • Africa > Western Africa
This study investigates food procurement patterns in a rural Maliam Community in West Africa. It shows that households in this village combine subsistence grain production with a variety of income generating activities including cattle herding, marke...