Description: Sustainable Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Agriculture in Zimbabwe's Rural Areas of Matabelel and North and South Provinces : Zimbabwe Case Study

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Sustainable Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Agriculture in Zimbabwe's Rural Areas of Matabelel and North and South Provinces : Zimbabwe Case Study

This study researched Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in agriculture in Zimbabwe's rural areas, focusing on crop farming in the Tonga of Binga District in Matebeleland's North Province, and livestock in the Kalanga tribe of the Plumtre...

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Main Author:	Sibanda, Harold
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CASH CROPS CROP CROPS DATES DIVISION OF LABOR EMPLOYMENT FAMILIES FARM FARMERS FARMING FIELD RESEARCH FOOD PRODUCTION GENDER GRAIN GRAIN STORAGE GRASSES GRAZING HARVESTING INCOME INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LIVESTOCK NATURAL RESOURCES NGOS PASTURES PLANTING PRODUCE SOILS SPRING TIMBER VEGETATION YIELDS INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE CASE STUDIES NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION LAND RESOURCES KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS RESOURCES MOBILIZATION INFORMATION DISSEMINATION KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION EXCHANGE STAFF TRAINING CAPACITY BUILDING INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/11/439640/sustainable-indigenous-knowledge-systems-agriculture-zimbabwes-rural-areas-matabelel-north-south-provinces-zimbabwe-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10836

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Summary:	This study researched Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in agriculture in Zimbabwe's rural areas, focusing on crop farming in the Tonga of Binga District in Matebeleland's North Province, and livestock in the Kalanga tribe of the Plumtree District in Matebeleland's South Province. The study aimed to uncover some of the knowledge that indigenous people used to survive under the harsh climatic and physical conditions of the region. Specific goals in both the Binga and Plumtree Districts were: 1) to uncover the socio-political, religious, economic, and environmental implications of IKS in farming; 2) to identify and analyze the methods of natural resources management; and 3) to assess the value and limitations of IKS in agriculture.