How did the development of the peanut crop affect ‘Portuguese’ Guinea?
The development of the peanut crop, which occurred mainly at the beginning of this century,opened up the way to soil erosion in ‘Portuguese’ Guinea, deeply disturbed the lives of the African peoples, to whom it brought the economic, political and social consequences which characterize the present Portuguese rule.
Why did Portugal export peanuts to other countries?
Peanuts, just as other products of ‘Portuguese’ Guinea, upon export to Portugal were re-exported to other countries to the profit of Portuguese merchants and to the detriment of the Guinean producer, sincethe price on the Portuguese market was inferior to that of the world market.
What was the economy like in Guinea Bissau?
So here we see that since the coming of Europeans to Guinea Bissau, the economy was firstdominated by kidnapping and selling people into slavery and then shifted to mono-mercantilism of peanuts for the benefit of Europeans.
Why did Senegal grow peanuts?
The research on peanuts, begun in Senegal in 1840, helped theeconomic development of the colony. Small farmers (ponteiros} and non-indigenous merchants stimulated or forced the cultivation of peanuts by the indigenous population.