Indigenous Knowledge and Acceptability of Treated Effluent in Agriculture
Summary. This study examined whether indigenous knowledge can increase acceptance of treated effluent from human waste in agriculture. Researchers conducted focus groups in rural and peri-urban South Africa and found that communities showed willingness to grow and consume food using treated effluent. Participants referenced indigenous practices supporting recycling and reuse of human excreta. The findings suggest leveraging traditional knowledge to address food insecurity and sanitation challenges simultaneously in rural and peri-urban areas.
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Okem, A. E., & Odindo, A.. (2020). Indigenous Knowledge and Acceptability of Treated Effluent in Agriculture. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219304
Okem, Andrew Emmanuel, and Alfred Odindo. “Indigenous Knowledge and Acceptability of Treated Effluent in Agriculture.” Sustainability, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219304.
Okem, Andrew Emmanuel, and Alfred Odindo. 2020. “Indigenous Knowledge and Acceptability of Treated Effluent in Agriculture.” Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219304.
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title = {Indigenous Knowledge and Acceptability of Treated Effluent in Agriculture},
author = {Andrew Emmanuel Okem and Alfred Odindo},
journal = {Sustainability},
year = {2020},
doi = {10.3390/su12219304},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219304}
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TY - JOUR TI - Indigenous Knowledge and Acceptability of Treated Effluent in Agriculture AU - Andrew Emmanuel Okem AU - Alfred Odindo JO - Sustainability PY - 2020 DO - 10.3390/su12219304 UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219304 ER -
Details
- DOI
- 10.3390/su12219304
- Countries
- South Africa
- Regions
- Africa
- Categories
- indigenous-innovation, food-systems, climate-and-environment
- Added
- 2026-04-28