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The last hunger season : a year in an African farm community on the brink of change Cover Image Book Book

The last hunger season : a year in an African farm community on the brink of change

Thurow, Roger. (Author). Chicago Council on Global Affairs. (Added Author).

Summary: 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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  • ISBN: 9781610390675
  • ISBN: 1610390679
  • Physical Description: print
    xx, 272 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 25 cm
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : PublicAffairs, [2012]

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General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note: Maps -- Prologue -- Simiyu (the dry season) -- Masambu (preparing the land) -- Wafula (the rains) -- Wanjala (the hunger) -- Wekesa (the harvest) -- Sirumbi (second planting) -- Sikuku (festival days) -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

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Subject: Farms, Small Kenya
Subsistence farming Kenya
Food supply Kenya
Hunger Kenya
Agricultural development projects Kenya
Kenya Rural conditions

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Sheridan PL - Sheridan 338.19 THU (Text)
Donated by: The Rotary Club of Sheridan
37745000521606 Adult non-fiction Available -
Westfield Washington PL - Westfield 338.196 Thurow (Text) 78292000326252 Adult Non-Fiction Books Available -
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