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Intellectual property rights regime necessary for traditional livestock raisers
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I. Köhler-Rollefson
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Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide,
2001
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This article discusses the need to recognize the intellectual property rights (IPRs) of pastoralists and other traditional domestic animal raisers in the light of the growing interest in making use of...
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Differences between farmers and scientists in the perception of soil erosion: a South African case study
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S.C. van Dissel; J. de Graaff
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Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide,
1998
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Over the years agricultural scientists and extension agents have asked themselves why farmers do not take steps to control soil erosion, especially where such measures would appear to be cost-effectiv...
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Biodiversity and the appropriation of women's knowledge
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H. Zweifel
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Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide,
1997
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In the past few years research institutions and development organizations have 'discovered' the relevance of men farmers' indigenous knowledge of genetic resource management and, after some delay, tha...
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Maintaining seed diversity during the Green Revolution [in West Java]
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Y.T. Winarto
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Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide,
1997
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Many studies on the consequences of the Green Revolution mention the decline in the diversity of rice varieties as a result of the introduction of high-yielding varieties. Research among rice farmers ...
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Learning local knowledge of soils: a focus on methodology
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D.M. Birmingham
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Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide,
1998
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There is little published literature on methods for studying local knowledge of soils. This scarcity is surprising, given that local knowledge is increasingly recognized as necessary for effective agr...
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The adoption of soil conservation practices in Burkina Faso
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B.E. Dialla
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Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide,
1994
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Building soil conservation practices on a base of indigenous knowledge greatly increases the rate at which they are adopted by farmers in Burkina Faso. Indigenous soil conservation practices are ecolo...
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Indigenous soil classifications: complications and considerations
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D. Niemeijer
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Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide,
1995
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Since the mid-eighties both social and technical scientists have shown a growing interest in indigenous soil classifications. More and more researchers from a variety of disciplines are now working wi...
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Mulching in Burkina Faso.
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M. Slingerland
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Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide,
1996
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In the Central Mossi-dominated area of Burkina Faso, most fields have become semi-permanently or permanently cultivated under conditions of increased demographic pressure. At the end of the dry season...
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The rapid appraisal of a knowledge system : the health system of Guarani Indians in Bolivia
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Laurent Umans
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Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide,
1997
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In the traditional health system of the Guarani Indians of the Izozog region of southeastern Bolivia, a pivotal role is reserved for the "payes", shamans who possess ancestral knowledge and supernatur...
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Removing ropes, attaching strings : institutional arrangements to provide water
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Arun Agrawal
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Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor - Indigenous Knowledge WorldWide,
1993
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The case of Dodopani (India) illustrates that governments often attempt sweeping technically oriented changes to improve standards of living without paying adequate attention to the political and inst...
