The Blacksmith and the Farmer
Rural manufacturing in sub-Saharan Africa
This book examines the contribution of rural manufacturing in central African economies, particularly as a service to the agricultural base. The author argues that self-sustaining small-scale rural workshops are vital to rural development.
Published: 1994
Pages: 152
eBook: 9781780446134
Paperback: 9781853391279
| PREFACE Vll | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix | |||
| INTRODUCTION xi | |||
| One: Rural industrialization | |||
| Identifying a strategy for small-scale rural | |||
| industrialization 1 | |||
| The blacksmiths of Manie, Zaire 3 | |||
| In-house shortcomings restraining informal | |||
| industrialization 12 | |||
| Resource deficiencies which restrain informal | |||
| industrialization 15 | |||
| Rural industrial viability 19 | |||
| Industrial origins: traditional or implanted? 21 | |||
| Two: Rural workshops | |||
| The comparative viability of urban and rural informal | |||
| manufacturing 25 | |||
| The significance of innovation 31 | |||
| Sustainability and growth 35 | |||
| Form of design input required by primary and | |||
| secondary workshops 39 | |||
| The comparative viability of primary and secondary | |||
| workshops 46 | |||
| Categorization of small workshop production in | |||
| developing countries 47 | |||
| Three: Relevance and ignorance | |||
| The contribution of the small workshop 52 | |||
| The relevance of the small workshop within | |||
| African development 55 | |||
| The failure of interventions 60 | |||
| Perception of success 67 | |||
| Four: Artisan-orientated intervention | |||
| The recognition of indigenous technical'knowledge 77 | |||
| The control of interventions 81 | |||
| Respectful collaboration 85 | |||
| External agents 99 | |||
| Clients and targets 102 | |||
| Success indicators 104 | |||
| Five: The way forward | |||
| The manner of interventions 108 | |||
| Approach to training 114 | |||
| Implications for intervention agents 120 | |||
| BIBLIOGRAPHY 127 |
David Poston
Dr David Poston has worked in Africa for many years, teaching blacksmithing techniques to rural communities under the auspices of the United Nations. He also worked as an artist-jeweller and has worked to assist in the development of sustainable livelihoods in fourteen different African countries.
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