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3 unusual facts about Michael Mortimore


Michael Mortimore

Leaning on (and improving on) Ester Boserup’s work, they discovered population growth and environmental enhancement occurred thorough multicropping and other farming methods, terracing, and strong community organizations.

He first taught and researched at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, between 1962 and 1979, during which time he trained many students, built a map library, and edited the journal Savanna.

Mortimore

Michael Mortimore (born 1937), British geographer and a prolific researcher of issues in the African drylands



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