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Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Definitions
List of terms for Indigenious knowledge
Producing enough food for a rapidly growing population, and taking care of our planet are two of the world's biggest challenges.
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Endogenous development
Endogenous development is a development strategy that uses the knowledge, belief systems and resources of a local community to address local needs. An essential element of such a strategy is the broad participation of the local population in initiating, planning, implementing and monitoring the process of development. [Source: Zurich University]
Ethnobotany
The aim of ethnobotany is to study how and why people use and conceptualise plants in their local environments. The discipline addresses how and in what ways people use nature, and how and in what ways people view nature. As a field of research and study, ethnobotany is an interdisciplinary, holistice approach that includes botany, anthropology, history, and chemistry.
Information Services
The global food crisis
A series of articles debate key issues such as GM technology, media reporting and agricultural policymaking
