Cotton Production in French West Africa
ca. 1948 - 1954
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The original caption for this photograph reads: Africa. French West Africa. Currently the most important efforts of the Office du Niger are directed toward the increased production of rice, but cotton is the secondary crop and a modern cotton gin is established in the village of Niono. Here the cotton is brought from the fields by natives in their traditional head-carrying way, then is de-seeded and compressed into 400-pound bales for export to other parts of Africa and to France. Cotton grown in this area is the American "Allen B" which has been found especially suitable to the Niger soil.
It comes from a series of photographs maintained as a visual record of the foreign economic aid programs of the European Recovery Program (the Marshall Plan) in post-World War II Europe and Africa. The photographs include images of aid programs in French territories in Africa.
It comes from a series of photographs maintained as a visual record of the foreign economic aid programs of the European Recovery Program (the Marshall Plan) in post-World War II Europe and Africa. The photographs include images of aid programs in French territories in Africa.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Agency for International Development.
National Archives Identifier: 541637
Full Citation: Photograph 286-ME-1(6); Africa. French West Africa.; ca. 1948 - 1954; Photographs of Marshall Plan Activities in Europe and Africa, ca. 1948 - ca. 1989; Records of the Agency for International Development, Record Group 286; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/cotton-french-west-africa, March 27, 2025]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
