Nigeria

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how Nigeria is not so much like a nation, culturally speaking, but is more like a conglomerate of tribes and multiple histories; this has produced great novelists, musicians, and leaders in the 20th century. In particular, it looks at how some of the difficulties facing Nigeria are metaphorically found in its foodstuffs and how colonialism has eradicated traditional modalities of effective crop production and ways of agriculture in many of the nation's regions.

Outline
Uniqueness of the Culture
Common Foods Used by the Culture
Major Religions of the Culture
Health Beliefs
Challenges, Problems in the U.S.
Conclusion About the Culture

From the Paper:

"Because of the impact of colonialism specifically upon Nigeria's food economy, creating an effective system of modern agriculture has been difficult for that nation. (DeGregori, 2002). Much has been debated in modern agricultural political dialogue, regarding the need to address the ravages of colonialism upon traditional African modalities of life with either importing new agricultural technology such as GM crops and seeds from developed nations, or a return to traditional foodstuffs and means of production."

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