Kofyar People
The Kofyar are a population in central Nigeria numbering around 50,000. After several anthropological studies, they provide good illustrations of how colonial authorities become unwittingly enmeshed in local politics; of sustainable subsistence agricultural production in crowded areas; of successful self-directed development of market-oriented agriculture; and of the use of "traditional" cultural resources to prosper in modern Nigeria.
Read more about Kofyar People: Colonial History, Culture and Agriculture in The Kofyar Homeland, Economic and Cultural Change Since The 1960s
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