Indigenous Knowledge, Gender and Agriculture: A Scoping Review of Gendered Roles for Food Sustainability in Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Fiji

Jasmina Thomas, Nidhi Wali, Nichole Georgeou, Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni · 2025 · Land

Summary. This scoping review examines how gender and Indigenous knowledge contribute to food sustainability in four Pacific Island nations. The authors find that men and women hold distinct, complementary knowledge roles in agriculture, but women's expertise has been marginalized through colonialism and food import dependence. Intergenerational knowledge transmission is declining, yet integrating gendered traditional knowledge into agricultural practices could strengthen climate adaptation and build resilient farming systems.

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@article{thomas-2025-indigenous-knowledge-gender-agriculture-scoping,
  title   = {Indigenous Knowledge, Gender and Agriculture: A Scoping Review of Gendered Roles for Food Sustainability in Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Fiji},
  author  = {Jasmina Thomas and Nidhi Wali and Nichole Georgeou and Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni},
  journal = {Land},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.3390/land14061210},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3390/land14061210}
}

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DOI

10.3390/land14061210

Countries

Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga

Regions

Oceania

Categories

indigenous-innovation, food-systems, climate-and-environment, general-innovation

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2026-08-01