between the yam mounds (see Table 2). Yam and vegetables mature during
the first year after clearing, while tannia and to a lesser extent plantain and
cassava mature in the second year. Cacao and coffee dominate from the
third year onwards provided establishment is successful.
The crop subsystem." association and sequence
In Tai the Baoul6 agricultural year starts in December with the selection of
a piece of forested land. Small trees and undergrowth are cut and left to dry