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Conserving indigenous knowledge as the key to the current and future use of traditional vegetables
T. P. Dweba,Martie Mearns +1 more
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It is argued that the transfer of indigenous knowledge on traditional vegetables will ensure the availability and utilisation of this important food source for resource-poor rural communities.About:
This article is published in International Journal of Information Management.The article was published on 2011-12-01. It has received 112 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Traditional knowledge & Indigenous.read more
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社会研究方法基础 = The Basics of Social Research
Earl R. Babbie,沢奇 邱 +1 more
TL;DR: This chapter discusses the construction of Inquiry, the science of inquiry, and the role of data in the design of research.
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Global trends of local ecological knowledge and future implications.
TL;DR: The loss of local and indigenous knowledge is likely to critically threaten effective conservation of biodiversity, particularly in community-based conservation local efforts.
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Indigenous knowledge and implications for the sustainable development agenda
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the relationship between traditional knowledge and sustainable practices and land and resource management, as well as climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies, and conclude on the importance of fostering an integrated system of knowledge in which indigenous groups are involved in knowledge sharing practices and decision making processes.
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Traditional agriculture: a climate-smart approach for sustainable food production
Rinku Singh,Gopal Singh +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors advocate traditional agriculture as a climate-smart approach for the sustainable food production and also deliberates the correlation between climate change and agriculture, and also argue that traditional agriculture is one of the largest sectors that sustain livelihood to maximum number of people and contribute to climate change.
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Traditional uses of medicinal plants used by Indigenous communities for veterinary practices at Bajaur Agency, Pakistan
TL;DR: Current study revealed that the study area has sufficient knowledge on ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in the custody of nomadic grazers, herders, and aged community members.
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社会研究方法基础 = The Basics of Social Research
Earl R. Babbie,沢奇 邱 +1 more
TL;DR: This chapter discusses the construction of Inquiry, the science of inquiry, and the role of data in the design of research.
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The basics of social research
TL;DR: The Ethics and politics of social research as mentioned in this paper, the logic of sampling, and the models of observable data: positive and negative sampling error for qualitative and quantitative data analysis are discussed.
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Preliminary assessment of nutritional value of traditional leafy vegetables in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
TL;DR: Preliminary nutritional data for traditional leafy vegetables collected in Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa, including their content of mineral elements and antioxidant levels are presented, providing evidence that these local traditional vegetables could be important contributors to improving the nutritional content of rural and urban people.
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Nutritional value of leafy vegetables of sub-Saharan Africa and their potential contribution to human health: A review
TL;DR: African leafy vegetables such as Arachis hypogea and Bidens pilosa are good sources of dietary fibre, while Nasturtium aquatica, Urtic dioica and Xanthosoma mafaffa are excellent free radical scavengers.