Indigenous knowledge and sustainable agricultural and rural development: Policy issues and strategies for the INDISCO Programme of the ILO

TitleIndigenous knowledge and sustainable agricultural and rural development: Policy issues and strategies for the INDISCO Programme of the ILO
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication1994
AuthorsWarren, DM
Secondary TitlePaper presented at INDISCO Sub-Regional Technical Review Meeting, December 13-16, 1994, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Date PublishedDec. 13-16, 1994
Conference LocationChiang Mai, Thailand
LanguageEnglish
Keywordsbiodiversity; development
Abstract

A rapidly growing array of case studies, many dealing with the knowledge of indigenous peoples, provides insights into creative contributions by local communities to the conservation of biodiversity and water and soil resources, as well as, cost-effective approaches to agricultural and livestock production and management. This paper will describe efforts taken since 1979 to incorporate indigenous knowledge into the development paradigm, efforts that have laid a solid foundation for innovative approaches to development such as that of the INDISCO Programme. (author)

Notes

INDISCO Sub-Regional Technical Review Meeting

Number of pages

14 pp.

Short TitleIndigenous knowledge and sustainable agricultural and rural development