Part 6: Population and Food Production
Nov 10 (M) - Population and Food Production
- Compare Africa’s population densities and fertility rates to other regions of the world
- Explain why Africa’s birth rates should decline according to demographic transition theory
- Provide evidence to suggest that Africa will experience fertility decline with industrialization
- Explain 2 socio-economic reasons why Africa’s rates will likely remain high, even with industrialization
- Explain 2 religious reasons why Africa’s rates will likely remain high, even with industrialization
- Explain what Caldwell feels will, and will not, work to reduce fertility rates, and why
- Draw Africa’s typical population pyramid, and explain the economic and social implications
- Define Green Revolution, and describe 2-3 technical and 2-3 institutional issues that inhibited its advance in Africa
- Contrast 2-3 attributes of the widely- and rapidly-adopted cassava with Green Revolution varieties, and use this evidence to comment on argument that Africans are resistant to change
- Argue the case that food production cannot keep up with population growth in Africa without a “Revolution”
- Argue the case that food production can keep up with population growth without a “Revolution,” using the Machakos case to illustrate successful management strategies
- Describe 3 key elements that Machakos has, that other regions may not have, limiting its applicability
- Critique the Machakos model for its impact on the relatively poor
- Contrast what agrarian systems would look like under food security, food self-sufficiency, and food sovereignty for Africa, and identify which is supported by SAP’s, and which by Annan?
- Identify 2-3 concerns with Annan's "new" Green Revolution
Nov 12(W) - Gender Relations of Production
- Define “gender relations of production”
- In the horticulture Gambia case, describe each gender’s responsibilities and sources of income
- Describe the economic changes that occurred in the 80’s and 90’s, the impact of those changes on each gender’s income and ability to meet their responsibilities
- Describe how men tried to “manipulate” their responsibilities, and how women tried to resist
- Argue whether women or men appeared to gain more from these confrontations/negotiations
- In the horticulture Mali case, describe each gender’s responsibilities and sources of income
- Describe the economic change that occurred in the 80’s and the impact of those changes on each gender’s income and ability to meet their responsibilities
- Compare how women faired in the horticulture Mali and Gambian cases
- Summarize four ways in which women can be impacted negatively by the rise of cash crops, providing an example for each