‘Farming miners’ or ‘mining farmers’?: Diamond mining and rural development in post-conflict Sierra Leone

RE-AGRARIANISING LIVELIHOODS IN POST-CON

RE-AGRARIANISING LIVELIHOODS IN POST-CONFLICT SIERRA LEONE? MINERAL WEALTH AND RURAL CHANGE IN ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING COMMUNITIES

✍ Roy Maconachie 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 396 KB

## Abstract In mineral‐rich regions of Sierra Leone, the diversification of livelihood portfolios is widespread and local actors have long pursued complex and dynamic strategies that involve the intertwining of farming and mining economies. This article examines recent evidence from two impoverishe