Indigenous knowledge and local innovation

5 important questions on Indigenous knowledge and local innovation

What is Indigenous knowledge?

According to Grenier (1988) The unique, traditional, local knowledge existing within and developed around the conditions of men and women in a specific geographical area

What is farmer innovation

The process in which farmers experiment to improve their farming systems.
The Development of systems that is new in local terms, farmers are using their own creativity. It can be technical or social, it can be developed by an individual or by an group

Why farmer innovation

-as a store house of knowledge and ideas
-Farmers respond well to recognition and feedback
-they are a good team to work with
-They like to share the knowlegde
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Limitations and Challenges of Farmer innovation

-participatory methods are slow
-radically new roles for extensionists and researchers
-innovativeness not evenly spread
-some innovations thrive because of isolation

-also who is going to monitor it
-farmers do not always want to share their innovations
-how to involve more women and age
-IPR and ownership, are we stealing or sharing

Recognition, rewarding and rights
Intellectual property rights and the profits of it

-trace back to the source
-crediting in publications
-respecting right to privacy
-legal steps, registering and patenting

PROFITS
-assistance from profit to improve system
-being hired for giving trainings by NGOs
-study tour exchange
-sales of produce from innovations


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