Leaf of Allah Khat and Agricultural Transformation in Harerge, Ethiopia, 1875-1991 |
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| Author:
| Gebissa, Ezekiel |
| Series title: | Eastern African Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8214-1560-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2004 |
| Publisher: | Ohio University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Khat is a quasi-legal psychoactive shrub, produced and marketed in the province of Harerge, Ethiopia, and widely consumed throughout Northeast Africa. In the late nineteenth century the main cash crop of Harerge was coffee. Leaf of Allah examines why farming families shifted from cultivating coffee and food crops to growing khat.Demograph
Khat is a quasi-legal psychoactive shrub, produced and marketed in the province of Harerge, Ethiopia, and widely consumed throughout Northeast Africa. In the late nineteenth century the main cash crop of Harerge was coffee. Leaf of Allah examines why farming families shifted from cultivating coffee and food crops to growing khat.Demograph