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Indigenous Knowledge Definitions, Concepts and Applications
Indigenous Knowledge Definitions, Concepts and Applications [Type the document subtitle] "Understanding how people and societies acquire and use Knowledge is essential for improving people s lives, especially the lives of the poorest" The World Bank 1998 [Pick the date] Indigenous Knowledge Definitions, Concepts and Applications 1 Contents: Background -------------------------------- 3 Definitions -------------------------------- 4 What is the Indigenous Knowledge ? -------------------------------- 4 Common Sense as Link Between Indigenous Knowledge and Global Science -------------------------------- 6 Why is Indigenous Knowledge Important? -------------------------------- 10 Natural Resources management -------------------------------- 11 Sustainable Social Relationships -------------------------------- 12 Natural Remedies and Medicines -------------------------------- 12 IK and Environment Conservation -------------------------------- 13 IK in Development Projects -------------------------------- 13 A Spiritual Relationship with the Land -------------------------------- 13 Soil Science and Agriculture -------------------------------- 14 Challenges to Indigenous Knowledge -------------------------------- 15 IK is easily overlooked -------------------------------- 15 IK is an enda
African in origin even though they may display foreign attributes. (Source: Matowanyika 1994) Warren (1987) defined indigenous knowledge as a local knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society. According to Rajasekaran (1993), indigenous knowledge is the systematic body of knowledge acquired by local
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