War and Famine in Africa (Oxfam, 1991, 36 p.): 3 Coping with change: 3.1 The intensification of production

War and Famine in Africa (Oxfam, 1991, 36 p.)

3 Coping with change

		3.1 The intensification of production
		3.2 Political overview
		3.3 The development of 'Core' and 'Capitalisation Peripheral' areas
		3.4 The marginalisation of peripheral groups
		3.5 Patterns of social transformation
		3.6 The effects on the environment
		3.7 Coping with change

3.1 The intensification of production

Although, in general terms, there has been a decline in economic performance, this factor should not hide the crucially important fact that, in attempting to achieve economic growth, there have been significant attempts to intensify the production of primary products, including food. While these efforts have fallen short of their goal, from the point of view of this report, their importance lies in their connection with the environment, vulnerability, and conflict.