In Search of Honour: Eya Ebule as a Legacy of Igbo resistance and food security from World War II
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As a consequence of the various legislations enacted by Britainin Nigeria during World War II that were not farmer-friendly,some Igbo peasant farmers devised strategies to evade them byresorting to the time-honoured means of labour conscription. Their strategy provoked competition amongst the peasantfarmers and labourers who cultivated the crops. The competitiongave rise to two distinct classes among Igbo peasant farmers. To date, these classes continue to exist amid notable changes;financial rewards have overtaken material and intangiblerewards in encouraging productivity. This research aims toshow the dynamics of the rural farmers’ resistance to coloniallegislation using traditional knowledge in Igboland, and thelegacy of their resistance based mainly on ethnographic surveys,focus group discussions, archival records and interviews withthe sons of prominent farmers of that era who were involved inthe practice.
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As a consequence of the various legislations enacted by Britainin Nigeria during World War II that were not farmer-friendly,some Igbo peasant farmers devised strategies to evade them byresorting to the time-honoured means of labour conscription. Their strategy provoked competition amongst the peasantfarmers and labourers who cultivated the crops. The competitiongave rise to two distinct classes among Igbo peasant farmers. To date, these classes continue to exist amid notable changes;financial rewards have overtaken material and intangiblerewards in encouraging productivity. This research aims toshow the dynamics of the rural farmers’ resistance to coloniallegislation using traditional knowledge in Igboland, and thelegacy of their resistance based mainly on ethnographic surveys,focus group discussions, archival records and interviews withthe sons of prominent farmers of that era who were involved inthe practice.
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