Knowledge Sovereignty Among African Cattle Herders

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Knowledge Sovereignty Among African Cattle Herders

Knowledge Sovereignty Among African Cattle Herders
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Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 1787353141
ISBN-13 : 9781787353145
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Book Synopsis Knowledge Sovereignty Among African Cattle Herders by : Zeremariam Fre

Download or read book Knowledge Sovereignty Among African Cattle Herders written by Zeremariam Fre and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beni-Amer cattle owners in the western part of the Horn of Africa are not only masters in cattle breeding, they are also knowledge sovereign, in terms of owning productive genes of cattle and the cognitive knowledge base crucial to sustainable development. The strong bonds between the Beni-Amer, their animals, and their environment constitute the basis of their ways of knowing, and much of their knowledge system is built on experience and embedded in their cultural practices. In this book, the first to study Beni-Amer practices, Zeremariam Fre argues for the importance of their knowledge, challenging the preconceptions that regard it as untrustworthy when compared to scientific knowledge from more developed regions. Empirical evidence suggests that there is much one could learn from the other, since elements of pastoralist technology, such as those related to animal production and husbandry, make a direct contribution to our knowledge of livestock production. It is this potential for hybridisation, as well as the resilience of the herders, at the core of the indigenous knowledge system.


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