3 edition of Bintu and her New rice for Africa found in the catalog.
Bintu and her New rice for Africa
Thomas R. Hargrove
Published
2001
by West Africa Rice Development Association in Bouaké, Côte d"Ivoire
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Written in
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-32).
| Statement | [consultant writer, Thomas R. Hargrove]. |
| Contributions | West Africa Rice Development Association. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | SB191.R5 H3154 2001 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | vi, 32 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL3622510M |
| ISBN 10 | 9291132071 |
| LC Control Number | 2002403232 |
| OCLC/WorldCa | 51727005 |
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Asian rice species, brought to Africa years ago, are high yielding, but cannot compete with weeds. Scientists at West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA) succeeded in crossing the two to produce "new rice for Africa", or "Nerica", that combines the ruggedness of local African rice species with the high productivity of the Asian rice.
Husking the rice by pounding it, a daily task for West African women, became a day-long, exhausting job for slaves in the Carolinas, part of the reason for the high death rate.
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