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Indigenous Knowledge and the Course of Development

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The relationships between indigenous knowledge and the process of development are twofold. On the one hand, to achieve an acceptable quality of life, it is necessary, that where appropriate, information and methodological deficiencies are remedied through modern inputs. This has proved especially important in the fields of health care and wild population management. On the other hand where local knowledge is especially well-founded, this can generate important commercial opportunities. This is proving especially important in areas such as natural product and handicraft marketing and ecotourism. Increasing the profitability of agriculture usually needs a combination of traditional and modern inputs. Indeed in all sectors, partnerships that span this divide seem to bring the greatest benefits.

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