The Introduction of Sugarcane in West-Central Africa

Due to the extreme scarcity of archaeological and historical data very little is known about the introduction of Southeast Asian crops such as banana, sugarcane, taro and greater yam in Africa and the role they played in the subsistence and lifeways of ancestral African communities. Therefore, we c...

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Main Authors: Sifra Van Acker, Sara Pacchiarotti, Koen Bostoen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2024-03-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
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Online Access:https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/1107