The Failure of Cotton Imperialism in Africa : Seasonal Constraints and Contrasting Outcomes in French West Africa and British Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorde Haas, Michiel
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-12T12:40:08Z
dc.date.available2023-01-12T12:40:08Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-22
dc.description.abstractCash-crop diffusion in colonial Africa was uneven and defied colonizers’ expectations and efforts, especially for cotton. This study investigates how agricultural seasonality affected African farmers’ cotton adoption, circa 1900–1960. A contrast between British Uganda and the interior of French West Africa demonstrates that a short rainy season and the resulting short farming cycles generated seasonal labor bottlenecks and food security concerns, limiting cotton output. Agricultural seasonality also had wider repercussions, for colonial coercion, investment, and African income-earning strategies. A labor productivity breakthrough in post-colonial Francophone West Africa mitigated the seasonality constraint, facilitating impressive cotton output growth post-1960.en_US
dc.identifier.citationde Haas, Michiel. 'The Failure of Cotton Imperialism in Africa : Seasonal Constraints and Contrasting Outcomes in French West Africa and British Uganda', The Journal of Economic History, vol. 81/no. 4, (2021), pp. 1098-1136.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-0507
dc.identifier.issnEISSN 1471-6372
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6898
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectCash-crop, colonial Africa, agriculture, African farmers, cottonen_US
dc.titleThe Failure of Cotton Imperialism in Africa : Seasonal Constraints and Contrasting Outcomes in French West Africa and British Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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