The last hunger season a year in an African farm community on the brink of change
Documents the story of a group of Kenyan farmers working to transcend lives of dire poverty and hunger to secure better opportunities for their families, illuminating their challenges while explaining the necessity of improving Africa's agriculture sector.
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Public Affairs,
[2013]
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| 100 | 1 | |a Thurow, Roger. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The last hunger season : |b a year in an African farm community on the brink of change / |c Roger Thurow. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Public Affairs, |c [2013] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2013 | |
| 300 | |a xx, 295 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations, maps ; |c 21 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Includes new epilogue and reading group guide (pages 263-283). | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g Maps -- |g Prologue -- |t Simiyu (the dry season) -- |t Masambu (preparing the land) -- |t Wafula (the rains) -- |t Wanjala (the hunger) -- |t Wekesa (the harvest) -- |t Sirumbi (second planting) -- |t Sikuku (festival days) -- |g Acknowledgments -- |g Index. |
| 520 | |a Documents the story of a group of Kenyan farmers working to transcend lives of dire poverty and hunger to secure better opportunities for their families, illuminating their challenges while explaining the necessity of improving Africa's agriculture sector. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Farms, Small |z Kenya. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Subsistence farming |z Kenya. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Food supply |z Kenya. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Hunger |z Kenya. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Agricultural development projects |z Kenya. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Kenya |x Rural conditions. | |
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