The Elusive Granary: Herder, Farmer, and State in Northern Kenya (African Studies)

This book examines the social & political dimensions of Africa's current food & environmental crisis. It focuses on the changes & problems faced by the Il Chamus of Kenya, tracing the area's transformation from a food-surplus granary in the late nineteenth century to one that is dependent on food imports & aid. It argues that the current crisis among the region's herders is rooted in trends that preceded the droughts of the past decade. Such trends include the growth in absentee herd ownership, engagement in wage labour, & a form of sedentary pastoralism that overuses certain range areas while underusing others.Little, Peter D. is the author of 'The Elusive Granary: Herder, Farmer, and State in Northern Kenya (African Studies)', published 1992 under ISBN 9780521405522 and ISBN 0521405521.