AFRICA

INTRODUCTION

• "Don't put all your eggs in 1 basket"
• Diversification
• Cocoa - came from Central and South Am
• Ghana was first area to grow the tree

FARMING TO LIVE

• West Africa - corn, rice
• Morocco - barley, wheats, fruits, veg
• Oases - dates, barley, wheat
• Savanna - grains, root vegetables
• Some areas require irrigation

CROPS FOR SALE

• All regions...
• West - cocoa, coffee
• East - tea
• More cash crop, less food to eat
• Led to food shortages and hunger

HARVESTING TREES

• All regions cut hardwoods and sell
• Some regions are replanting to save forest

MINERAL RESOURCES

• Mining
• North - oil
• West - oil abd gold
• Other - copper, silver, uranium
• Titanium, diamonds

BALANCING ACT

• Specialized economy - farming
• Dependent on rain = sensitive economy
• Need - diversify, but...
• Only helps if it is African companies
• Foreign companies are mining

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