Bassett and Zueli
Environmental Discourses and the Ivorian Savanna (2000)
What was this article about?
What is a discourse?
What discourses are at play here?
How are each of the discourses different?
–What is the take by the World Bank? The farmers? The government?
Judith Carney
Women’s land rights in Gambian irrigated rice schemes: Constraints and opportunities
(1998)
What is this article about?
Micro-environment agriculture
Tendako
Bantaforo
Leofaro
Wamifaro
Bafaro
Land tenure
Maruo
–Men’s and women’s
Kamanyango
What projects were put in place to increase rice yields?
Who put them in place?
What is the Jahaly-Pacharr project?
What were the results of the project?
What is the difference between male and female roles in
What was the result of including men in rice growing?
What were the impacts of SAPS on rice production?
growing rice?
Urban Africa
Urbanization first occurred about 3000 years ago in Africa
Some pre-colonial cities still exist today
–Ibadan (Nigeria)
–Kano (Nigeria)
–Kumasi (Ghana)
–Mombasa (Kenya)
–Timbuktu (Mali)
African cities
Colonial cities set up for political and economic reasons
–Administration
–Set up strategically for exploitation of resources
Transportation
Near
resources
African cities
Colonial cities segregated by race and religion
–Divide and rule
Some cities designed for European colonialists only
South Africa implemented strict segregation laws limiting African access to cities
African cities
Cities grew rapidly after independence
–Lagos760,000 in 1960
Over 12,000,000 today
–Kinshasa
450,000 in 1960
4,500,000 today
–This rapid growth
has created growth
of slums and
informal settlements
African cities
Currently instead of race based segregation, de facto class segregation is in place in
urban areas
Senegal
Country Profile
Ethnic Groups of Senegal
43.3% Wolof
23.8% Pular
14.7% Serer
3.7% Jola
3% Mandinka
1.1% Soninke
1% European/Lebanese
9.4% Other
Languages of Senegal
French (Official)
Wolof
Pulaar
Jola
Mandinka
Senegal’s Religions
94% Muslim
5% Christian
(mostly Roman Catholic)
1% Indigenous Beliefs