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Pourquoi les Massa prèférent-ils le sorgho?: heurs et malheurs de la riziculturre irriguée au Nord-Cameroun

Journal des anthropologues74 • Published In 1998 • Pages: 117-126

By: Arditi, Claude.

Abstract
The introduction of rice cultivation as a replacement for the traditional Masa subsistence system had mixed results, primarily due to the importance of cattle in the Masa marriage system and social relations. Productivity varied according to household size, family life cycle, and proximity to main irrigation canals, among other factors. The author also describes how Masa swap land to avoid paying royalties on their produce, with many absentee landlords accumulating multiple plots and hiring farm workers.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Economic planning and development
Domesticated animals
Cereal agriculture
Water supply
Real property
Renting and leasing
Production and supply
Division of labor by gender
Labor supply and employment
Household
culture
Masa
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Central Africa
Document Type
article
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard; 2020
Field Date
no date given
Coverage Date
1950-1986
Coverage Place
Yagoua, Mayo-Danay department, Far North region, Cameroon
Notes
Claude Arditi
Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-131)
LCSH
Masa (African people)