Using Indigenous Knowledge in Traditional Agricultural Systems for Poverty and Hunger Eradication
Summary. Indigenous knowledge systems offer practical solutions for South African agriculture, enabling resource-poor farmers to improve food security, reduce poverty, and generate income through cost-effective, labour-intensive methods. Indigenous practices inform crop selection, animal breeding, storage, processing, and farm tool design. The article emphasizes urgency in documenting this knowledge before the elderly generation holding it disappears.
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Nwonwu, F.. (2008). Using Indigenous Knowledge in Traditional Agricultural Systems for Poverty and Hunger Eradication. Africa Insight. https://doi.org/10.4314/ai.v37i4.22513
Nwonwu, F. “Using Indigenous Knowledge in Traditional Agricultural Systems for Poverty and Hunger Eradication.” Africa Insight, 2008. https://doi.org/10.4314/ai.v37i4.22513.
Nwonwu, F. 2008. “Using Indigenous Knowledge in Traditional Agricultural Systems for Poverty and Hunger Eradication.” Africa Insight. https://doi.org/10.4314/ai.v37i4.22513.
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Details
- DOI
- 10.4314/ai.v37i4.22513
- Countries
- South Africa
- Regions
- Africa
- Categories
- indigenous-innovation, food-systems
- Added
- 2026-04-28