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Agriculture & Environment: Indigenous knowledge

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List of terms for Indigenious knowledge

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Non-formal knowledge

Knowledge developed outside formal education systems (characterised by, for example, school grades or specific documentation). Non-formal knowledge is often passed on orally from generation to generation.

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