A NEW PROPOSAL FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN FOOD PLANTS TO EAST,CETRAL AND WEST AFRICA;AND THE MAIN PROCESS WHICH FORMED THE AFRO-INDONESIANS OF ETERN MADAGASCAR.

THIS PAPER DETAILS THE AUTHOR'S PROPOSALS,[AS A HYPOTHESIS], TO ACCOUNT FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ASIAN FOODPLANTS TO EQUATORIAL AFRICA . COASTAL -RIVER BARTER EXPEDITIONS WERE INITIATED BY BOTH PALEO AND AFRO-INDONESIANS FROM ABOUT THE 5TH CENTURY AD INTO THE EAST AFRICAN RIVERS.THE PRESENT PATTERNS OF THESE CROPS ON THE MAP OF AFRICA ARE INTERPRETED AS THE CONSEQUENCE OF 1. INDONESIAN -OR AFRO-INDONESIAN EXPEDITIONS ON THE ANCIENT TRANS AFRICAN ARTERIAL RIVER ROUTE KNOWN TO THE BANTU RIVER MEN[AND FOUND BY LIVINGSTONE FROM HIS FIRST GREAT JOURNEY] AND 2. THE SUBSEQUENT DISTRIBUTION BY THE RIVER MEN , BOTH BEFORE AND DURING THE SECOND MILLENIUM.THE PROCESS OF INTEGRATION MAY FORM PART OF THE SO CALLED EAST AFRICAN TRADITION ARCHEOLOGY.THE EARLIEST SEASHELL FINDS IN THE INTERIOR ARE PERHAPS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS PROCESS.