Indigenous knowledge
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- Better understanding of indigenous knowledge key to improved future extension and research services, Eritrea
- ( A. Dinucci; Z. Fre / Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions , 2003)
- This comprehensive study aims to contribute to the definition of demand-led communication and advisory services aimed at pastoralists in Eritrea. This might be achieved through a better understanding ...
- De-romanticising indigenous knowledge: challenges from Egypt
- ( John Briggs;Hoda Yacoub;Joanne Sharp;Nabila Hamed;Haythem Ibrahim;Irina Springuel;Alan Roe;Hatem Mekki / id21 Development Research Reporting Service , 2003)
- Is there really such a thing as community indigenous knowledge – a shared understanding of what makes something a resource and how it is valued? Or are we clinging to naïve notions of ‘pristine’ truth...
- ITK and range management in Namibia
- ( S. Homann; B. Rischkowsky / Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide , 2001)
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The paper argues that the indigenous knowledge of the Herero could provide the basis for better land-use policy and user rights in the communal lands of Namibia.
This short article:reviews r...
- Are participatory approaches valid in epidemiology?
- ( A. Catley; J. Mariner / Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU , 2002)
- This paper provides an overview of recent experiences with the use of participatory approaches and methods to understand livestock diseases in pastoral areas. These experiences include the emergence o...
- Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among East African pastoralists: what role should it play?
- ( J. Osamba / African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes , 2001)
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This article explores the conflict and conflict resolution among East African pastoralists and the role of indigenous conflict resolution processes and mechanisms.
The article finds that:vio...
- Rangeland management on the Tibetan Plateau: needs to respect a heterogeneous evironment
- ( C. Richard / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development , 2000)
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This paper initially highlights the general characteristics of rangelands and pastoral production systems of the Tibetan Plateau.
The article finds that:given the realities of life in a hete...
- Participatory diagnosis: a fertile method for investigating cattle wasting diseases in southern Sudan
- ( A. Catley / Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU , 2000)
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This article discusses a cattle disease called liei or noi, a disease predominantly found in Southern Sudan.
The article finds that:these diseases present a special challenge t...
- Nuer veterinary knowledge and western veterinary knowledge: can they complement one another?
- ( S. Blakeway; B.J. Linquist; D. Adolph / Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU , 2001)
- This study is associated with the OLS Livestock Programme. The study attempts to investigate whether the work of the programme could be better integrated with local Nuer veterinary knowledge and pract...
- Is A. anthelmentica an economically viable way for pastoralists to deworm their livestock in Karamoja
- ( J.T. Grade; A. Longok / Ethnovetweb , 2000)
- This article concerns itself with the pastoralists of the arid-semi-arid and insecure Karamoja of Northeastern Uganda. This article describes ongoing participatory field trials of Albezia anthelmentic...
- Sheep husbandry and healthcare system of the Raikas in south-central Rajasthan
- ( E. Geerlings / Local Livestock for Empowerment of Rural People, League for Pastoral People , 2001)
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This thesis describes the sheep husbandry and healthcare system of the Raikas in south-central Rajasthan.
The article concludes that:Raikas rely on self treatment and traditional healers and...
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