Brusberg, F.E.2007-11-121989-04-012007-11-121988http://hdl.handle.net/10625/4249Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Ph.D., McGill University, 1988Includes abstract in FrenchText1 digital file (391 p. : ill.)application/pdfenPEASANTRYECONOMIC CONDITIONSSOCIAL SYSTEMSOCIETYVILLAGESNIGERSMALL FARMSIRRIGATED LANDTECHNICAL ASPECTSFOOD PRODUCTIONCEREALSCROP YIELDINDUSTRIAL CROPSGRASSLANDSLIVESTOCKAGRICULTURAL WORKERSLAND TENUREGARDENINGHISTORICAL ANALYSISKINSHIPMARRIAGEINHERITANCETRADITIONAL CULTUREENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENTWAGE EARNERSCAMELSBARTERMARKETINGFAMILY SIZEDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGEHOUSEHOLDMIGRANT WORKERSTINMININGThesis