You didn't read the yam book at all, did you?
One man provides the seeds for a man who will take the seeds and plant them in oder to produce crops. In return, the man who provided the seeds gets two thirds of the crop harvest. The one who did all the work gets only one third of the harvest to keep.
The start of Okonkwo's career is not explicitly mentioned, but one of the major events is the throwing of Amalinze the Cat in wrestling. Amalinze had never before been thrown in his 5 years of wrestling. His farming career began with 2 failed crops in the same year: the first from drought, and the second from excessive rain.
they only harvest the so called "women" crops, those are coco yams, beans , and casbah
There were many different goods including palm wine, snuff, crops like yams, medicines and animals, with cowries used as a currency. Market days were held every 4th day.
cash crops
Unoka found the answer to why his crops were not successful.
One man provides the seeds for a man who will take the seeds and plant them in oder to produce crops. In return, the man who provided the seeds gets two thirds of the crop harvest. The one who did all the work gets only one third of the harvest to keep.
The start of Okonkwo's career is not explicitly mentioned, but one of the major events is the throwing of Amalinze the Cat in wrestling. Amalinze had never before been thrown in his 5 years of wrestling. His farming career began with 2 failed crops in the same year: the first from drought, and the second from excessive rain.
they only harvest the so called "women" crops, those are coco yams, beans , and casbah
Women helped do all the tasks that would normally be required with farming, including clearing land, tilling soil, weeding, and harvesting crops. They planted crops in between the rows of yams.
the legislation provided the purchase of surplus crops
Row crops are planted in rows, or furrows several inches apart
fruits and crops
growing things
Houses are torn apart, crops are ruined; everything is a mess.
Numerous things, including locusts, mice and other things.
There were many different goods including palm wine, snuff, crops like yams, medicines and animals, with cowries used as a currency. Market days were held every 4th day.