The wheat trap: Bread and underdevelopment in Nigeria by Gunilla Andrae and Björn Beckman Zed Books, London, UK in association with the Scandinavian Institute of African Studies, Uppsala, Sweden, 1985, 180pp

Dambos are seasonally waterlogged areas found in the headwater zones of drainage systems or alongside streams. Their importance lies in the fact that they are widespread, and can provide grazing in the dry season as well as being moist enough to grow dry season crops without irrigation. In addition, it may be possible to use them in small-scale irrigation schemes. The author feels that their value in savanna areas is severely underrated.