Author: Johnston, Bruce F.
Title: The Staple Food Economies of Western Tropical Africa
Description: Stanford [CA], Stanford University Press, 1958. orig.cloth. 24x15cm, 305 pp, Bookplate to front fixed flyleaf. Cardpocket to rear fixed flyleaf.. Some rubbing. Rubberstamps to page-edges. Good. ¶ Contents: The Staple Food Crops in Relation to Economic Development; General View of the Staple Foods of Western Tropical Africa; The Physical Environment; Geographical Distribution of the Staple Crops; Characteristics of the Major Staple Food Crops; Economic Factors Influencing Distribution of the Staple Crops; Social, Cultural & Historical Influences; The Place of the Staple Foods in African Diets; Prospective Changes in the Position of the Staple Food Crops; Prospects for Increasing Productivity & Enlarging Staple Food Supplies.

Keywords: African Economic History, West Africa, Staple Foods, Economics, Agriculture, Agricultural, Food Economies, Economy, Development