Women's Use of Indigenous Knowledge for Environmental Security and Sustainable Development in Southwest Nigeria
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Yetunde Adebunmi Aluko
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 9, no. 3, Special Issue: Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Stewardship, July 2018, p. Article 2
Description
Study uses interviews with 80 women to collect qualitative data about Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in the areas of agriculture, food processing and preservation, family health care, and child care. Suggests that incorporating place-based cultural and traditional knowledge into rural development will lead to more successful outcomes for communities.