The presentation focuses on indigenous knowledge systems and science and their role in rural and agricultural development. Both knowledge systems are important to the modern man. They are a science which can be used profitably to further progress and without contradictions.
Role of Traditional Knowledge in The ConservationAhmad Xubair
This PPT is about the Introduction of Traditional Knowledge, How it protects the biodiversity and their characteristics along with the protection methods of traditional knowledge
Traditional knowledge definition, scope and importance, Protection, character...Dr. Suri Babu Golla
Traditional knowledge definition, scope and importance for Engineering students common for all branches (R-19) Protection of Traditional Knowledge characteristics of Traditional Knowledge nature and types of traditional knowledge
Role of Traditional Knowledge in The ConservationAhmad Xubair
This PPT is about the Introduction of Traditional Knowledge, How it protects the biodiversity and their characteristics along with the protection methods of traditional knowledge
Traditional knowledge definition, scope and importance, Protection, character...Dr. Suri Babu Golla
Traditional knowledge definition, scope and importance for Engineering students common for all branches (R-19) Protection of Traditional Knowledge characteristics of Traditional Knowledge nature and types of traditional knowledge
Traditional knowledge -concept folklore & forms of TKPriyaKumari336
Traditional Knowledge is the knowledge that has ancient roots and is often informal and oral, is not protected by conventional intellectual property protection systems.
FORMS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE BASIS OF ITS NATURE
1. Agricultural form of traditional knowledge
2. Scientific form of traditional knowledge
3. Technical form of traditional knowledge
4. Ecological form of traditional knowledge
5. Medicinal form of traditional knowledge
FORMS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE BASIS OF ITS HOLDER
1. . Community traditional knowledge
2. Publicly known traditional knowledge
3. Individual traditional knowledge
4. Documented traditional knowledge
5. Vocal traditional knowledge
6. Sacred traditional knowledge
7. Secular traditional knowledge
8. Indigenous knowledge
NEED FOR THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE (TK)
HOW IT IS PROTECTED
BIOPIRACY (small description)
CASE VSTUDY
- Turmeric patent case study
- Neem patent case study
TKDL (Traditinal knowledge digtal library) (small description)
Indigenous and traditional knowledge for adaptation: Addressing gender and ot...Tariq A. Deen
The session will discuss best practices and approaches for strengthening gender considerations and the use of indigenous and traditional knowledge in adaptation which are part of the guiding principles for the formulation and implementation of NAPs. Others principles are: a continuous planning process at the national level with iterative updates and outputs; country-owned, country-driven; not prescriptive, but flexible and based on country needs; building on and not duplicating existing adaptation efforts; participatory and transparent; enhancing coherence of adaptation and development planning; supported by comprehensive monitoring and review; considering vulnerable groups, communities and ecosystems; guided by best available science.
Presented by Blasius Sudarsono on March 24, 2010, Preserving and Sharing Culture through Digital Tools
(A Training on Web 2.0 for Local Knowledge) -- a United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) initiative hosted at Duta Wacana Christian University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
E. Bryan - Traditional Knowledge Digital Repository - Considerations for Domi...Emerson Bryan
Description:
Traditional knowledge (TK) is knowledge, know-how, skills and practices that are developed, sustained and passed on from generation to generation within a community, often forming part of its cultural or spiritual identity. The Kalinago Barana Aute has been a fixture on the landscape of Waitukubuli for years, however, aside from the direct encounter with the indigenous peoples, physical access to the Council, and limited literary and artefacts within various repositories such as the Documentation Centre, the Dominica Museum or the Ministry of Kalinago Affairs in Roseau. However, there is a clear need to expand access to not just the physical artefacts accessible via these repositories, but also through the development of a specific resource to support the work of the Kalinago Council to revive, assist and maintain Kalinago traditions through song, dances, herbal medicine and some aspects of the ancient Kalinago language. Such a repository would support Dominica’s ratification of the UNESO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2003. This support of a repository is especially critical for the continued survival of the Kalinago’s heritage, as the Commonwealth of Dominica is also a small island development state, and therefore has to remain competitive should it hope to realize the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs ), and especially under goals 11 and 13.
Also, the role and participation of indigenous peoples such as the Kalinago in global concerns such as traditional medicine, oral tradition, climate change, disaster risk reduction, tourism and sustainable development require great access to resources, including in cyberspace, to drive awareness of the Kalinago, as well as provide access to perspectives specific to Dominica, and the rich cultural heritage of these indigenous people .
Objectives:
The presentation will:
• Introduce some definitions on the subject of traditional knowledge
• Discuss the global and regional initiatives aimed at addressing traditional knowledge
• Consider some “Implementable” current best practices for developing a TK Repository
• Describe some necessary stages which must be considered for a proposed Kalinago TK Repository
Discussions on the forests and forest resources in the archipelago (Nusantara) cannot be separated from the existence of diverse communities that have social cohesion, cultural, spiritual, ecological, economic, and political attachment with the lands, territories, and forest ecosystems.
Harnessing community knowledge for health:-Case studies from community health service and information systems in Ethiopia.
PhD trial lecture by Zufan Abera Damtew
Vean is a tool used to catch fish in traditional way in Ohoi Disuk, Kei Island, in Southeast Maluku. This study aims to examine vean tradition as a local wisdom of customary people that has been inherited from generation to generation. This research uses qualitative method applying descriptive analytical approach. The number of respondents is 10 people. The results show that the construction of vean resembles the human body, which implies that humans must move their limbs to work in order to meet the life needs. In addition, vean (sero) can also build relationship between the sea and humans as keepers and connoisseurs of nature. Vean has three main motivations, namely economic aspect to create quality of life, social aspect to develop a sense of justice without expecting anything in return, and ecological aspect for the conservation of ecosystems and marine life. On the other hand, vean has very meaningful values to maintain kinship and brotherhood in building social relations, creating a good social harmony. Based on the perspective, motivation, and values contained in vean, this local wisdom can be used as a way to strengthen maritime culture in history learning because it comes from the culture of local community as a source of learning.
Cultural continuity, Indigenous identity, language and education matters: A c...AJHSSR Journal
A history of public policies in Japan and Aotearoa New Zealand reveals similar effects on
cultural continuity, Indigenous identity, language and education matters for both Indigenous Ainu and Māori. In
both cases, such policies battered the identity and pride of their Indigenous people, took away their homelands,
endangered the survival of their languages,instigating significant grief over many generations. For decades, both
the Japanese and the New Zealand mainstream public remained largely unaware of the debilitating effect of
public policies on Indigenous language, cultural values and traditional ways of living. This article describes the
introduction of public policies which impacted heavily on education pathways and language survival for Ainu
and Māori, in each case resulting in cultural continuity crunch points. Consequences of these policies are
evaluated; this research advocates for more non-Indigenous researchers to embrace education research which
encourages social justice, reconciliation and restoration of Indigenous well-being and cultural rights.
Traditional knowledge -concept folklore & forms of TKPriyaKumari336
Traditional Knowledge is the knowledge that has ancient roots and is often informal and oral, is not protected by conventional intellectual property protection systems.
FORMS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE BASIS OF ITS NATURE
1. Agricultural form of traditional knowledge
2. Scientific form of traditional knowledge
3. Technical form of traditional knowledge
4. Ecological form of traditional knowledge
5. Medicinal form of traditional knowledge
FORMS OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE BASIS OF ITS HOLDER
1. . Community traditional knowledge
2. Publicly known traditional knowledge
3. Individual traditional knowledge
4. Documented traditional knowledge
5. Vocal traditional knowledge
6. Sacred traditional knowledge
7. Secular traditional knowledge
8. Indigenous knowledge
NEED FOR THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE (TK)
HOW IT IS PROTECTED
BIOPIRACY (small description)
CASE VSTUDY
- Turmeric patent case study
- Neem patent case study
TKDL (Traditinal knowledge digtal library) (small description)
Indigenous and traditional knowledge for adaptation: Addressing gender and ot...Tariq A. Deen
The session will discuss best practices and approaches for strengthening gender considerations and the use of indigenous and traditional knowledge in adaptation which are part of the guiding principles for the formulation and implementation of NAPs. Others principles are: a continuous planning process at the national level with iterative updates and outputs; country-owned, country-driven; not prescriptive, but flexible and based on country needs; building on and not duplicating existing adaptation efforts; participatory and transparent; enhancing coherence of adaptation and development planning; supported by comprehensive monitoring and review; considering vulnerable groups, communities and ecosystems; guided by best available science.
Presented by Blasius Sudarsono on March 24, 2010, Preserving and Sharing Culture through Digital Tools
(A Training on Web 2.0 for Local Knowledge) -- a United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA) initiative hosted at Duta Wacana Christian University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
E. Bryan - Traditional Knowledge Digital Repository - Considerations for Domi...Emerson Bryan
Description:
Traditional knowledge (TK) is knowledge, know-how, skills and practices that are developed, sustained and passed on from generation to generation within a community, often forming part of its cultural or spiritual identity. The Kalinago Barana Aute has been a fixture on the landscape of Waitukubuli for years, however, aside from the direct encounter with the indigenous peoples, physical access to the Council, and limited literary and artefacts within various repositories such as the Documentation Centre, the Dominica Museum or the Ministry of Kalinago Affairs in Roseau. However, there is a clear need to expand access to not just the physical artefacts accessible via these repositories, but also through the development of a specific resource to support the work of the Kalinago Council to revive, assist and maintain Kalinago traditions through song, dances, herbal medicine and some aspects of the ancient Kalinago language. Such a repository would support Dominica’s ratification of the UNESO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, 2003. This support of a repository is especially critical for the continued survival of the Kalinago’s heritage, as the Commonwealth of Dominica is also a small island development state, and therefore has to remain competitive should it hope to realize the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs ), and especially under goals 11 and 13.
Also, the role and participation of indigenous peoples such as the Kalinago in global concerns such as traditional medicine, oral tradition, climate change, disaster risk reduction, tourism and sustainable development require great access to resources, including in cyberspace, to drive awareness of the Kalinago, as well as provide access to perspectives specific to Dominica, and the rich cultural heritage of these indigenous people .
Objectives:
The presentation will:
• Introduce some definitions on the subject of traditional knowledge
• Discuss the global and regional initiatives aimed at addressing traditional knowledge
• Consider some “Implementable” current best practices for developing a TK Repository
• Describe some necessary stages which must be considered for a proposed Kalinago TK Repository
Discussions on the forests and forest resources in the archipelago (Nusantara) cannot be separated from the existence of diverse communities that have social cohesion, cultural, spiritual, ecological, economic, and political attachment with the lands, territories, and forest ecosystems.
Harnessing community knowledge for health:-Case studies from community health service and information systems in Ethiopia.
PhD trial lecture by Zufan Abera Damtew
Vean is a tool used to catch fish in traditional way in Ohoi Disuk, Kei Island, in Southeast Maluku. This study aims to examine vean tradition as a local wisdom of customary people that has been inherited from generation to generation. This research uses qualitative method applying descriptive analytical approach. The number of respondents is 10 people. The results show that the construction of vean resembles the human body, which implies that humans must move their limbs to work in order to meet the life needs. In addition, vean (sero) can also build relationship between the sea and humans as keepers and connoisseurs of nature. Vean has three main motivations, namely economic aspect to create quality of life, social aspect to develop a sense of justice without expecting anything in return, and ecological aspect for the conservation of ecosystems and marine life. On the other hand, vean has very meaningful values to maintain kinship and brotherhood in building social relations, creating a good social harmony. Based on the perspective, motivation, and values contained in vean, this local wisdom can be used as a way to strengthen maritime culture in history learning because it comes from the culture of local community as a source of learning.
Cultural continuity, Indigenous identity, language and education matters: A c...AJHSSR Journal
A history of public policies in Japan and Aotearoa New Zealand reveals similar effects on
cultural continuity, Indigenous identity, language and education matters for both Indigenous Ainu and Māori. In
both cases, such policies battered the identity and pride of their Indigenous people, took away their homelands,
endangered the survival of their languages,instigating significant grief over many generations. For decades, both
the Japanese and the New Zealand mainstream public remained largely unaware of the debilitating effect of
public policies on Indigenous language, cultural values and traditional ways of living. This article describes the
introduction of public policies which impacted heavily on education pathways and language survival for Ainu
and Māori, in each case resulting in cultural continuity crunch points. Consequences of these policies are
evaluated; this research advocates for more non-Indigenous researchers to embrace education research which
encourages social justice, reconciliation and restoration of Indigenous well-being and cultural rights.
Gauteng City Region Presentation Roland HendricksRoland2015
Today, the majority of the globe’s inhabitants live in urban areas, and within the Gauteng Province the very same situation exists. From what the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are predicting the amount of people living within the world’s cities will be growing rapidly within the next few years. In 2008, for the first time in history, more of the world’s inhabitants lived in cities than in rural areas. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) predicts that the number of people currently living in cities will rise to five billion in 2030. The manner in which cities are constructed nowadays differs in from how it did before.
Captive Power Plants has made a major contribution to the development of the power industry in India. The authors argue that this is possibly an overlooked opportunity in Africa.
CWISH (Children and Women in Social Service and Human Rights) is a non partisan, secular and not for profit nongovernment human rights organization established in 2nd December 1993 with the aim of protection and promotion of human rights. It has mandate to work all over Nepal on Advocating for human rights, Peace and justice; Empowering target groups and Enabling stakeholders. CWISH believes and promote democratic practices, good governance, accountability and innovation in working approaches.
CWISH is women led organization founded and led by Nepalese women together with proportionate involvement of men to reduce gender gap in socio economic development and human rights.
Local Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices – Implications for Flood Ris...Lelihle Simelane
This presentation gives an overview of the role of LIKSP in water resources management and how they can contribute to increasing climate resilience in the region, informed by a review of research carried out in 14 member SADC states. It reflects that local communities have been dealing with climate variability for generations and have learned to adapt their lives and livelihoods to the water cycle. Thus, new adaptation measures for the water sector must build on such knowledge.
The presentation highlights the link between the different local indigenous indicators with conventional forecasting systems still requires an in-depth exploration, and points to indications that the two knowledge systems complement each other, and their reconciliation may be invaluable to the development of preparedness to climate change impacts. The identification of relevant, reliable and more robust local indicators which could be useful in determining changes natural and water resources, and the environment, while contributing to food security issues among rural communities would be vital for this purpose. The nature, form and relevance of any indicator must be known by community members and useable if it is to be useful in policy formulation. Community engagement should be taken as the first step by researchers and policy makers, during the research and documentation processes, otherwise some of the information will remain locked within.
28 - 29 November 2015. Durban, South Africa. Organised by the Panafrican Farmer’s Organisations (PAFO) and the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA). The objectives of this briefing were to: (i) highlight the key opportunities in agribusiness development favourable to the farmer’s organisations; (ii) promote sustainable and inclusive PPPs in support of agribusiness development; and (iii) identify new opportunities in data and ICTs in support of agribusiness and agricultural development in the continent.
New opportunities for Agribusiness development through improved financing: This panel discussed the drivers of agribusiness development in EU and regional markets favourable to farmers’ organisations and new market opportunities. It will bring perspectives from policy makers, private sector and finance.
Protecting Traditional Knowledge In IndiaIntepat IP
Traditional knowledge is the knowledge system possessed by various communities across the globe. Such knowledge has been accumulated over the years and has been used and passed down through several generations. It is usually with respect to the natural surroundings of the community and includes agricultural knowledge such as manner of cultivation, environmental knowledge and knowledge of natural medicines.
This is a report for my Anthropology 299 class in Field Methods under Dr. Francisco Datar, Medical Anthropologist, as part of my PhD Media Studies at the College of Mass Communication, University of the Philippines Diliman
The one of the major approaches of the Qualitative Research is Ethnography, sometimes known as Cultural Anthropology or sometimes called as Naturalistic Enquiry. Its disciplinary origin is Anthropology. Ethnography deals with the discovery and description of culture of a group or group of individual. As the concept of culture is the central theme of Ethnography Research; that’s why the question raised from this point of view is that what the Cultural characteristics of a group of individuals are? Here Culture means the system of norms and standards that a society develops over the courses of many generations. Ethnography research helps to search very complicated or complex deign challenges. A tremendous and effective researcher is needed when he or she is viewing or observing or interacting with target population in their real-life situation. Ethnography Research is a one of the most important qualitative research where researcher observe or interact with the target population and researcher plays an important role to obtain useful cultural information that’s why Ethnography research is known as cultural ethnography or cultural anthropology. This kind of research is a part of social science research. We know there are several forms of Ethnography research. As for example, confessional Ethnography research, life history Ethnography research, feminist Ethnography research, realist Ethnography research, critical Ethnography research etc. Out of the several form of Ethnography research, the two most common and popular form of Ethnography research are “Realist Ethnography Research” and “Critical Ethnography Research”. The “Realist EthnographyResearch” is sometimes known as traditional Ethnography research whereas the critical Ethnography research is concerned with those group or group of individuals who are marginalized in society. The toughest activity of Ethnography research is the researcher should play as a member of the target population and spent several months even if several years with target population or group. Therefore, Ethnography researches not only a qualitative research but also it is a longitudinal research.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
Nutraceutical market, scope and growth: Herbal drug technologyLokesh Patil
As consumer awareness of health and wellness rises, the nutraceutical market—which includes goods like functional meals, drinks, and dietary supplements that provide health advantages beyond basic nutrition—is growing significantly. As healthcare expenses rise, the population ages, and people want natural and preventative health solutions more and more, this industry is increasing quickly. Further driving market expansion are product formulation innovations and the use of cutting-edge technology for customized nutrition. With its worldwide reach, the nutraceutical industry is expected to keep growing and provide significant chances for research and investment in a number of categories, including vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and herbal supplements.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
Seminar of U.V. Spectroscopy by SAMIR PANDASAMIR PANDA
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Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy refers to absorption spectroscopy or reflect spectroscopy in the UV-VIS spectral region.
Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy is an analytical method that can measure the amount of light received by the analyte.
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Raymond E Zvavanyange_African Traditional Leadership Conference, November 14-15, 2014
1. Perspectives on the role and use
of indigenous knowledge systems
in rural and agricultural
development
Raymond Erick Zvavanyange
Zimbabwe
Amabhubhesi Training Centre
Randburg, Johannesburg,South Africa
November 15, 2014
3. Young people are the traditional
leaders of today and tomorrow
“When a knowledgeable old person dies, a
whole library disappears
(An old African Proverb)
4. Outline
• Introduction
• Types and sources of knowledge
• Science and knowledge
• Indigenous knowledge
• Summary
• Implications
5. Introduction
• Many types of knowledge in use in every day
life.
• Knowledge enriches people’s experience,
development, and progress as a society.
• Knowledge exists at the point of action
(Rukuni, 2014)
6. What is Knowledge?
• “Knowledge is a familiarity with someone or
something which can include information,
facts, descriptions, and /or skills acquired
through experience or education.
• theoretical or practical understanding of a
subject”
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge
7. Types of Knowledge
• Episteme (Scientific Knowledge) – explicit
• Techne (Skills and Craft Knowledge) – tacit
• Phronesis (Practical Wisdom) – high
quality tacit
10. Features of Knowledge
• Practical aspect.
• Person bound or not
• Normative structure
• Internal networked
• Dynamic
• Institutional context
• External networked
11. Science (and knowledge)
• Science is the ideas that humanity uses to
understand the world around it (Tsao, 2012)
• Science is the human social community in
which those ideas exist and which has, at
least, for the time being conquered earth
(Tsao, 2012)
12. Science (and knowledge)
Birth Growth Death
Of new
believers and
beliefs
Of influence of
believers and
beliefs
By shrinkage of
influence of
believers and
beliefs
Source: Engineering the Ultimate Dynamical Social System : what we know and don’t know
about how scientists do science, Jeff Tsao, December 5, 2012 Sandian National Laboratory,
USA
13.
14. Science (and knowledge)
• The History of Science and Technology (2004) By Bryan Bunch with
Alexander Hellemans
• Philosophy, as a precursor to Science in the Western World
– Francis Bacon and the scientific method
• Discovery of the Deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] by Francis Crick and
James D. Watson in the 1950’s.
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962) by T.S. Kuhn
– Paradigms
• [Agricultural] Modern Science
– Reductionist and interdisciplinary science
– Science of science
– Team Science
15. Indigenous Knowledge
• Indigenous knowledge is knowledge that is
unique to a given culture or society
(Manyatsi, 2011).
• Indigenous knowledge systems are defined
in the context of innovation, technical
knowledge, associated social organization
and decision making processes (Brokensha
et al., 1980; Kidd and PhillipsHoward,1992).
16. Variants of Indigenous Knowledge
• Traditional Ecological
Knowledge
• Traditional
Knowledge
• Local Ecological
Knowledge
• Knowledge of Living
• Rural people’s
knowledge
• Ethnobiology,
ethnobotany,
enthnozoology
• Ethno science, folk
science, indigenous
science
17. Features of Indigenous Knowledge
• Collective rights and interests held by traditional
communities.
• Close in interdependence between knowledge,
land, and other aspects of culture in traditional
societies.
• Oral transmission of knowledge in accordance
with well understood cultural principles.
• Rules regarding secrecy and sacredness that
govern the management of knowledge.
18. Uses of Indigenous Knowledge
• To sustain the community.
• To facilitate communication among people
coming from different backgrounds.
• To maintain, uphold and preserve culture.
– Social capital
• To free the minds of people from stereotypes.
– Independence
• To maintain genetic resources necessary for the
continued survival of the community.
– Succession
– Sustainability
19. Application of Indigenous
Knowledge
• Traditional medicines
• Animal and crop
production
• Education
• Hydrological disaster
management
• Combating
desertification
• Coping with climate
variability
• Forest conservation
• Integrated pest
management
• Plant and genetic
resources
management
• Fisheries
management
• Environment
management
20. Summary
• Knowledge is generated anywhere (and
rural areas are no exception).
• Indigenous knowledge has wide
applications in rural and agriculture
development.
• Indigenous knowledge helps people to
conquer their environment.
21. Implications
• The concept of K* is important in the creation
of new knowledge.
• The indigenous entrepreneur can explore the
options of wealth creation from indigenous
products.
• In order to assist farmers and give them
resilience, it is important to invest in new
knowledge, skill and practices.
22. Last word
“If we observe two forms of knowledge latest
science tries to understand a whole from the
pieces while indigenous knowledge sees things
as wholes”
(Mohammad Saeed Lodhi and Imran Naseem,
2012)