Plows, prosperity, and cooperation at Agbassa
Subtitle: the change from hoes to plows on a government-sponsored land settlement project in northern Togo
By: Dana A. Farnham.
Publisher: Susquehanna University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Selinsgrove, PA; London; Cranbury, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
Subjects: Kara River Valley Agricultural Development Project.; Agricultural innovations -- Togo -- Kara Region.; Oxen -- Togo -- Kara Region.; Plowing -- Togo -- Kara Region.; Animal traction -- Togo -- Kara Region.; Farms, Small -- Togo -- Kara Region.
Description: In this study, anthropologist Dana A. Farnham examines the responses of Kabiye and Lamba farmers to animal traction at Agbassa, a sector of the Kara River Valley Agricultural Development Project (L'Operation Mise en Valeur Agricole dans la Vallee de la Kara).

The project was undertaken by the Togolese government to increase agricultural production in the Kara Region, one of the most economically stagnant in Togo. Draft technology was intended to be the chief means of achieving that goal. Using plows was a major change for both the Kabiye and the Lamba farmers. Traditionally, both groups farmed manually, and they had little or no experience handling large livestock.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-247) and index.