Kofyar Slide Show #3
All photos copyright G. D. Stone, M. P. Stone, or R. McC. Netting
The Kofyar Frontier
Frontiering
Bush compound on frontier, 1966.
Burning trees on frontier, 1966.
Frontier compound with Jos Plateau in background, 1984.
Social Organization of Labor
Young women's wuk getting a ride to work in anthropologists' Land Rover.
Labor scheduling.
Social organization of agricultural labor.
Wage labor, used sparingly.
Frontier Crops
Yams, major cash crop.
RICE
Sorghum, cowpeas, maize; millet under thatch.
Cassava
Mature sorghum
5 crops in 1 field
Effects on the Homeland
Indigenous Development vs. Technology Projects
Non-food uses of indigenous varieties
Irrigation scheme