LESOTHO"S AGRICULTURE; A REVIEW OF EXISTING INFORMATION

The report consists of eight sections which include an economic overview and a lengthy discussion of Lesotho"s physical resources (primarily watersheds and grasslands). Considerable attention is given to the effects of population and educational and nutritional levels upon agricultural development. The authors also delineate cropping and livestock systems, the system"s current output, and the conservation concerns and efforts related to maintaining those systems. Lesotho"s unique land tenure structure (in which the land and the produce thereof is considered to belong to the nation as a whole) and its dependency on South Africa for employment, are highlighted. Statistical tables and a bibliography of referenced publications are provided for each of the report"s eight sections. The report is based almost entirely on existing data, reports and analyses. The authors note that while no new raw data are included, the existing material is occasionally retabulated in novel ways to emphasize a point.