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Review of indigenous knowledge in Uganda: implications for its promotion

In: Afrika Focus
Authors:
John R.S. Tabuti (1) College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

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Patrick Van Damme (2) Department of Plant Production, Ghent University, Belgium

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Online Publication Date:
25 Feb 2012
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Indigenous knowledge (IK) has a role to play for households and community well-being in Uganda. However, IK is undergoing significant change and is on the decline in Uganda because of factors such as acculturation or the loss of IK through exposure to external cultures. In this paper we review some of the roles of, and threats to, IK with particular reference to the local community of Kaliro District. We make some recommendations on how to conserve IK in Kaliro and elsewhere in Uganda.

Title:
Review of indigenous knowledge in Uganda: implications for its promotion
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/2031356X-02501004
Language:
English
Pages:
29–38
Keywords:
traditional knowledge; conservation; traditional medicine; ethnobotany
In:
Afrika Focus
In:
Volume 25: Issue 1
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
2031-356X
Print ISSN:
0772-084X
Subjects:
General, African Studies, African Studies, Social Sciences

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