The IK Program promotes the integration of IK systems into World - TopicsExpress



          

The IK Program promotes the integration of IK systems into World Bank-supported programs. For example, the Agricultural Research and Training Project (ARTP II) in Uganda plans to explore the use of IK in agriculture to make them part of their outreach program. Practices include the use of small farm implements designed for the smaller cattle of Uganda, such as the improved Ugandan plow. In the Ugandan National Agricultural Advisory Services Program, a team interviewed communities and farmers to devise a performance monitoring system based on IK indicators. In Malawi, IK of farmers and fishermen will be merged with scientific knowledge to improve the sustainable use of the Lake Malawi Basin resources. In Eritrea, IK practices in early childhood care were studied for their eventual promotion and dissemination. In Kenya, Ethiopia and Ghana, projects are under way to promote medicinal plants as an integral part of health-related IK to provide alternative sources of income and to maintain and protect biodiversity. The IK Program’s role in these cases was to provide methodological input, brokerage of knowledge or funding for targeted studies. The lessons of these projects will be used to further mainstream and replicate the integration of IK during the preparation of projects in the future.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 06:43:53 +0000

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