Abstract:
There is a disparate
comparison of non-adoption of sustainable
agricultural practices (SAPs) and blaming
farmers, their farms and methods of
conventional farming practices in the most
cases. Some of the trends like the
recognition of the importance of farmer's
ITK (Indigenous Technical Knowledge),
farmer's participation, the emergence of
non-government organizations (NGOs)
within the agricultural knowledge and
information system, and synergy processes
among all determinants of agricultural
knowledge and information system, are the
main topics in facilitating sustainable
agriculture. The challenge for the current
agricultural knowledge and information
systems toward sustainability is to find
better ways to learn about indigenous
institutions and practices and where
necessary adapt modern techniques (i.e.,
“sustainability sound practices”) to the local
practices. As such, this study aimed at
reviewing three case studies concerning
integration of indigenous knowledge in the
agricultural knowledge and information
systems to represent indigenous knowledge
outcomes on the effectiveness of different
projects and extracting solutions for
incorporating indigenous knowledge in
current agricultural knowledge and
information systems toward sustainability.
In the all case studies, indigenous
knowledge provided problem-solving
strategies for local communities and helps
shape local solutions to revitalizing farming
system and environment. Also, in this paper
integration and co- management of
indigenous and non- indigenous knowledge
subsystems has been addressed. Finally,
recommendations for integrating indigenous
knowledge in the current agricultural
knowledge and information systems toward
sustainability have been proposed.
