Indigenous knowledge for development program - two years down the road (English)

While most African nations adopted economic policies, with a view to modernize society, and transform the productive sectors, indigenous knowledge - that could have supported this process, or offered alternative perspectives - was often relegated. However, the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, through the notion of sustainable development, catapulted these practices to the forefront of the development discourse. Policymakers are highlighting the critical role...

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Document Date
2000/06/30
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
22132
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2001/08/29
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Indigenous knowledge for development program - two years down the road
Keywords
farmer

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Indigenous knowledge for development program - two years down the road (English). Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes|no 21 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/916291468210597583

Indigenous knowledge for development program - two years down the road (English)

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