indigenous knowledge
collocation in Englishmeaningsofindigenousandknowledge
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indigenous
adjective
uk/ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.nəs/us/ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/
used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere ...
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knowledge
noun
uk/ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/us/ˈnɑː.lɪdʒ/
understanding of or information about a subject that you get by experience or study, either known by one person or by ...
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(Definition ofindigenousandknowledgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Her concluding appeals to, and for,indigenousknowledgeare not consistent or forceful enough to be entirely convincing either.
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Indigenousknowledge, it could be said, is that which is awaiting discovery by scientific and business elites.
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Table 1 begins to explore these questions by presenting examples of ten categories ofindigenousknowledgethat have been recorded and communicated.
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Therefore, it is able to reflect the dynamic nature ofindigenousknowledgein a way that is difficult to do in books or video.
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It is equally important to conserve the narrative context ofindigenousknowledge.
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The basis ofindigenousknowledgeof tree fodder quality and its implications for improving the use of tree fodder in developing countries.
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The issues that such cases raise are complex, as they address problems of common andindigenousknowledge, state ownership and corporate responsibility.
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This chapter is followed by a historic overview ofindigenousknowledge, documentation and recent developments, like links with scientific and global knowledge systems.
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Indigenousknowledgeof the feeding value of tree fodder.
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Beyond documenting information for outside uses, northerners are increasingly finding motivation to recordindigenousknowledgefor local purposes.
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No single option emerges as a clear best choice for communicatingindigenousknowledge.
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She argues for a sui generis legal regime coveringindigenousknowledgesystems and the biological diversity that is often associated with it.
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Usingindigenousknowledgeto improve agriculture and natural resource management.
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The validity of a distinction between colonial andindigenousknowledgefalls apart at both a higher and lower register.
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It can furthermore bridge the perceived divide betweenindigenousknowledgesystems and global knowledge systems by connecting intuitive and logico-mathematical systems.
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The contribution ofindigenousknowledgein this programme has been quite obvious.
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Ignoring women'sindigenousknowledgeand preferences for rice varieties may lead to slow adoption of new varieties.
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A major challenge is to involve farmers (and theirindigenousknowledgeand perceived constraints) in the design and conduct of long-term research.
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