Cultural Dimension of Development

D Michael Warren; L. Jan Slikkerveer; David W. Brokensha

Cultural Dimension of Development

Indigenous knowledge systems

D Michael Warren, L. Jan Slikkerveer, David W. Brokensha

Presents overwhelming evidence, from a range of disciplines, that local people do know a great deal about their environment. This knowledge must be taken into account in the planning and implementation of development to be both acceptable and effective. Forty-six contributions from anthropologists, sociologists, geographers and agricultural scientists (among others) in academia and international organisations provide both case study material and general conceptual papers. The interdisciplinary approach of this book makes it an essential tool for those studying indigenous knowledge systems (Published in the Indigenous Knowledge and Development Series).

Published: 1995
Pages: 600

Paperback: 9781853392511


List of abbreviations x
Dedication xii
Acknowledgments xii
Preface xiii
ROBERT CHAMBERS AND PAUL RICHARDS
Introduction xv
THE EDITORS
PART I INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
1. Ethnobotanical Knowledge Systems - A resource for
meeting rural development goals 1
JANISB. ALCORN
2. Taman Obat Keluarga (TOGA): Indigenous Indonesian
medicine for self-reliance 13
L. JAN SLIKKERVEER AND MADY K.L. SLIKKERVEER
3. Neem in Niger: A new context for a system of indigenous
knowledge 35
EDWARD B. RADCLIFFE, GREGOIRE OUEDRAOGO,
SONIA E. PATTEN, DAVID W. RAGSDALE AND PETER P. STRZOK
4. The Lari Soils Project in Peru - A methodology for
combining cognitive and behavioural research 71
DAVID W. GUILLET, LOU ANN A FURBEE, JON SAN DOR AND
ROBERT BENFER
5. Indigenous Soil Classification Systems in Northern Zambia 82
CAROL KERVEN, HILDE DOLVA AND RAGNHILD RENNA
6. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Agroforestry Projects
in the Central Hills of Nepal 88
ERIC P. RUSTEN AND MICHAEL A. GOLD
7. Indigenous Communication and Indigenous Knowledge 112
PAUL A. MUNDYANDJ. LIN COMPTON
8. Incorporating Farmers' Knowledge in International Rice
Research 124
SAM FUJISAKA
PART II INDIGENOUS DECISION-MAKING SYSTEMS
9. Raised Beds and Plant Disease Management 140
H. DAVID THURSTON AND JOANNE M. PARKER
10. Indigenous Knowledge and Famine Relief in the Horn
of Africa 147
PETER J.C. WALKER
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11. Indigenous Decision-making in Agriculture - A reflection
of gender and socioeconomic status in the Philippines 155
VIRGINIA D. NAZAREA-SANDOVAL
12. Forest Gardens of Highland Sri Lanka - An indigenous
system for reclaiming deforested land 174
YVONNE EVERETT
13. Indigenous Decision-making Systems - A key in
understanding structural change in American agriculture 185
ROBERTZABAWA AND CHRISTINA H. CLADWIN
14. Indigenous Taxonomies and Decisioiwnaking Systems of
Rice Farmers in South India 202
BHAKTHAVATSALAM RAJASEKARAN AND D. MICHAEL WARREN
15. Expert Systems for Indigenous Knowledge in Crop Varietal
Selection 211
SURESH CHANDRA BABU, D. MICHAEL WARREN AND
BHAKTHAVATSALAM RAJASEKARAN
16. Como Se Cura: Patterns of medical choice among working
class families in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico 218
MICHAEL B. WHITEFORD
PART III INDIGENOUS ORGANISATIONS
17. Local Traditions and Community Forestry Management:
A view from Nepal 231
DONALD A. MESSERSCHMIDT
18. Indigenous Systems of Natural Resource Management
among Pastoralists of Arid and Semi-arid Africa 245
MARYAM NIAMIR
19. A Socioecological Analysis of Balinese Water Temples 258
/. STEPHEN LANSING AND JAMES N. KREMER
20. Kpelle Farming through Kpelle Eyes 269
JOHN GAY
21. Use of Local Knowledge in Managing the Niger River
Fisheries Project 286
THOMAS L. PRICE
PART IV INDIGENOUS EXPERIMENTATION AND
INNOVATIONS
22. Farmers Who Experiment: An untapped resource for
agricultural research and development 296
ROBERTRHOADES AND ANTHONY BEBBINGTON
Contents vii
23. Phytopractices: Indigenous horticultural approaches to
plant cultivation and improvement in tropical regions 308
YILDIZ AUMEERUDDY
24. Farmer Know-how and Communication for Technology
Transfer: CTTA in Niger 323
CONSTANCE M. McCORKLE AND GAIL McCLURE
25. A Trans-local Adaptation of Indigenous Knowledge in
Duck Farming in Indonesia 333
PATRICIA J. VON DAL
26. Tinker, Tiller, Technical Change: Peoples' technology and
innovation off the farm 340
MATTHEW GAMSER AND HELEN APPLETON
27. Using Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Design of
On-farm Experiments - A Philippine case 348
CLIVE LIGHTFOOT
28. Taking Farmers' Knowledge and Technology Seriously:
Upland rice production in the Philippines 354
SAM FUJISAKA
29. Indigenous Soil and Water Conservation in Djenne, Mali 371
ALISON AYERS
30. Using Indigenous Knowledge in a Subsistence Society
of Sudan 385
ROGER W. SHARLAND
31. Kpelle Steelmaking: An indigenous high technology
in Liberia 396
GORDON C. THOMASSON
32. Survival under Stress: Socioecological perspectives on
farmers' innovations and risk adjustments 407
ANIL K. GUPTA
33. Transfer of Indigenous Knowledge and Protection of the
Agricultural Environment in Eastern Africa 419
KEESJ. STIGTER
PART V INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
34. CIKARD: A global approach to documenting indigenous
knowledge for development 426
D. MICHAEL WARREN AND GERARD McKlERNAN
35. LEAD: The Leiden Ethnosystems and Development
Programme 435
L. JANSLIKKERVEER AND WIM H.J.C. DECHERING
viii The cultural dimension of development
36. CIRAN: Networking for indigenous knowledge 441
GUUS W. VON LIEBENSTEIN, L. JANSLIKKERVEER AND
D. MICHAEL WARREN
37. IUCN and Indigenous Peoples: How to promote
sustainable development 445
JEFFREY A. McNEELY
38. International Institute for Environment and Development
(IIED) and Rapid Rural Appraisal for Indigenous
Sustainable Agriculture 451
JENNIFER McCRACKEN
39. Agricultural Development with a Focus on Local
Resources: ILEIA's view on indigenous knowledge 454
BERTUSHAVERKORT
40. The Latin American Consortium on Agroecology and
Development (CLADES) - Fostering rural development
based on indigenous knowledge 458
MIGUEL A. ALTIERIAND ANDRES YURJEVIC
41. Traditional Ecological Knowledge and UNESCO's Man
and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme 464
MALCOLM HAD LEY AND KATHRIN SCHRECKENBERG
42. Sustainable Development and Indigenous Knowledge
Systems in Nigeria: The role of the Nigerian Institute of
Social and Economic Research (NISER) 475
ADEDOTUN O. PHILLIPS AND S. OGUNTUNJI TITILOLA
43. The Regional Program for the Promotion of Indigenous
Knowledge in Asia (REPPIKA) 479
JUAN M. FLA VIER, ANTONIO DE JESUS AND CONRADO S. NA VARRO
PART VI BIBLIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS ON INDIGENOUS
KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
44. Ethnoveterinary Medicine and Development - A review
of the literature 488
EVELYNMATHIAS-MUNDYAND CONSTANCEM. McCORKLE
45. Indigenous Knowledge as Reflected in Agriculture and
Rural Development 499
S. OGUNTUNJI TIT/LOLA AND DAVID MARSDEN
46. From Ecology through Economics to Ethnoscience:
Changing perceptions on natural resource management 505
OLIVIA N. MUCHENA AND ERIC VANEK
47. INDAKS: A bibliography and database on indigenous
agricultural knowledge systems and sustainable
development in the tropics 512
L. JAN SLIKKERVEER
Bibliography 517
Index 579

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