| Titre | Sociétés rurales et techniques hydrauliques en Afrique | |
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| Auteur | Yasmine Marzouk | |
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Revue | Etudes rurales |
| Numéro | no 115-116, 1989 Hydraulique | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Génie rural et génie paysan. Sociétés rurales et techniques hydrauliques en Afrique Introduction |
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| Page | 9-36 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Rural Societies and Hydraulic Techniques in Africa
It has often been said that there is no tradition of hydraulics in Africa. Modern irrigation, designed by engineers and necessitating the intervention at the State level, has neglected the diversity of peasant farming methods. An anthropological look at the "technical facts" enables us to see three types of such methods : storing water in and on the ground ; drawing water out of lowlands and pits ; and gravitational systems. The three types are installed in ancient agricultural craddles and often stimulated trade in cereals during precolonial times. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/rural_0014-2182_1989_num_115_1_3253 |
