FEUDALISM MODE OF PRODUCTION

FEUDALISM MODE OF PRODUCTION

Feudalism was a system of production where by were wealth landowners and landless commoners. Also feudalism was the third mode of production and the second pre- capitalists mode of production based on exploitation of man by man. The economy of feudal society was based on private ownership and renting of land, livestock by the ruling classes.

 The landowners allowed those without land to cultivate theirs in exchange for a fee in the form of services or goods. The landowners were kings, queens or chiefs.

   Most of the centralized state in Africa were based on feudalism, for example the Nupe, Hausa, Rwanda, Ankole, Buganda and Busoga, Buhaya and Karagwe.

Coastal lords overseeing the work of tenants

Feudalism existed in Africa in 14^th-19^thc. Example of places which practice feudalism in Africa includes Egypt, South Africa, Interlacustrine region, some parts of Tanzania etc.

Feudalism developed three types of rent, but in Africa there were only two types of rent;

i) Labour rent, serfs worked on the plot given by land lord in order to get food and then serfs required also to work on large part of land which belonged to the land lord as the payment.

ii) Rent in kind, peasant worked only on the plot given by land lord then the peasant /serfs provided/ offered portion of their products to the landlord. Example if serfs harvested 100 bags ten of them were given to the landlords as rent.

iii) Rent in money, this was the rent which was given in cash. But money rent did not develop in Africa.