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1. Tobacco field west of Ahenkro, 1994
- Description:
- A field planted with tobacco near the Banda hills northwest of Ahenkro. Banda area farmers began to go into commercial tobacco farming in the 1980s. In preparation to grow tobacco, fields were clear cut and plowed by tractor. Tobacco seedlings were transplanted into the mono-cropped fields. Farmers used commercial fertilizers supplied by tobacco buyers who advanced money on cured leaves. These large cleared fields rapidly lost soil fertility. After tobacco farming was banned by the Traditional Council in the early 2000s, these open fields were often planted with other cash crops, like cashew. Northwest of Ahenkro, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17514 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16786
- Location(s) Facet:
- Banda
- Subjects:
- Fertilizers; Tractor plowing
- Subjects Facet:
- Tobacco; Agriculture; Cash crops; Agricultural lands
- Identifier:
- 28
- Creator:
- Dr. M. Dores Cruz
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Date searchable:
- 1994-06/07
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Banda;8.167263, -2.366883
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- People Facet:
- Dr. M. Dores Cruz
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.167263, -2.366883
2. Boase range viewed from mountain gap near Ahenkro, 1994
- Description:
- View from the mountain gap in the Banda hills west of Ahenkro, looking southeast toward the range of hills near Boase. A clear-cut tractor-plowed field (foreground) awaits planting of tobacco seedlings. Tobacco was grown as a cash crop in Banda from the mid-1980s through the 1990s until its cultivation was banned by the Banda Traditional Council. Beyond the field are houses in Gbao and savanna woodland extending to the Boase range. Outskirts of Ahenkro, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Banda
- Subjects:
- Gbao; Savanna woodland; Tobacco field; Vegetation
- Subjects Facet:
- Tobacco; Landscapes; Agriculture; Villages; Mountains; Cash crops; Agricultural lands
- Identifier:
- 36
- Creator:
- Dr. M. Dores Cruz
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Banda;8.165415, -2.375886
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- People Facet:
- Dr. M. Dores Cruz
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.165415, -2.375886
3. Eastward view from Banda hills, 1994
- Description:
- View towards the east from the Banda hills north of Ahenkro. In the foreground (right) are farm fields that have been clearcut and plowed for tobacco farming.The houses of Ahenkro are visible beyond the farm fields. The mountain ranges in the distance are those near Fawoman (left) and Boase (right). Banda hills, 30 July, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Banda
- Subjects:
- Ahenkro; Savanna woodland; Tobacco field; Vegetation
- Subjects Facet:
- Landscapes; Agriculture; Villages; Mountains; Cash crops; Agricultural lands
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Date searchable:
- 1994-07-30
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Banda;8.187472, -2.362306
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- People Facet:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.187472, -2.362306
4. Agricultural field planted with cassava, Nyire, 1994
- Description:
- A roadside agricultural field is planted with cassava (Manihot esculenta). The palmate leaves of the mature plants are visible growing among trees that were left standing when the intercropped field was first prepared. Regular weeding is needed to control spear grass, which can be seen growing at the edge of the field. Cassava is grown for its tubers, which can be harvested over a long period and store well when processed and dried. Its leaves are valued as an ingredient in soups. Planted early in the rainy season (April-May) the tubers mature in 6-18 months, depending on variety. Cassava tolerates poorer soils than yams (Dioscorea sp.), which are a preferred food in the area. Therefore, cassava it is grown in intercropped fields after yams are grown in the first year or two and before fields are left to fallow. Roadside near Nyire, August, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Date:
- 1994-06
- Location(s) Facet:
- Nyire
- Subjects:
- Agricultural field; Manihot esculenta
- Subjects Facet:
- Agriculture; Farming; Cassava
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Date searchable:
- 1994-06
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Nyire
- Date Digitized:
- 2020
5. Tobacco field near Nyire, 1994
- Description:
- To the right of a large tree, a field planted with tobacco is seen from the roadside. After clear-cutting, the rectangular field was tractor-plowed and planted with seedlings provided by the Pioneer Tobacco Company. Trees left standing mark the edges of the field. Visible in foreground is scarring created by construction of a new grated road. Near Nyrie, June, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Date:
- 1994-06
- Location(s) Facet:
- Nyire
- Subjects:
- Tobacco field; Tractor plowing
- Subjects Facet:
- Tobacco; Cash crops; Agriculture; Farming
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Date searchable:
- 1994-06
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Nyire
- Date Digitized:
- 2020