Answer to Question #212849 in Philosophy for smelo

Question

State and describe three sustainable indigenous knowledge practices

Answer 1

Sustainable indigenous knowledge practices

One of the indigenous knowledge that has been proven to be sustainable is rotational farming. Rotational farming has been practiced since the dawn of agriculture. Most civilizations in the ancient period learned to do rotational farming either due to alternating long and short rain seasons or to ensure proper management of the soil. This practice is sustainable because it ensures that the soil is not deprived of nutrients and also erosion is limited (Gorjestani, 2001).

Fishing is another sustainable indigenous knowledge practice. This is because when fishing is done for subsistence or feeding but not commercial. The fish is not depleted from the source. This means if the source is the ocean or lake, there is enough fish to sustain the fishing community for a long time. Fishing has been the practice since the time of hunting and gathering (Senanayake, 2006).

Another indigenous knowledge practice that is sustainable is pastoralism. This is the type of breeding animals and migrating with them throughout a large piece of land. Pastoralism is sustainable because it does not deplete the resources since once the migration is on, their land is given time to replenish the resources that include pasture and water.

References

Gorjestani, N. (2001). Indigenous Knowledge for Development: Opportunities and Challenges.

Senanayake, S. G. J. N. (2006). Indigenous knowledge as a key to sustainable development.