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December 2005 Announcement of a publication The utilization of indigenous knowledge in range management and forage plants for improving livestock productivity and food security in the Maasai and Barbaig communities
A publication of the LinKS Project – Gender, biodiversity and local knowledge systems
The Maasai and Barbaig pastoral communities possess an enormous range of local knowledge on animal health, forage plants and range management, which greatly increases animal survival and overall animal productivity, and thus household food security. Despite its overwhelming potential, the knowledge of Maasai and Barbaig is not accorded the same recognition as scientific knowledge and consequently the Maasai and Barbaig are not recognised as formal sources of information. This study, carried out for the LinKS project, originated from the need to document the knowledge of the Maasai and the Barbaig related to rangeland management of forage plants and animal productivity aiming at conserving biodiversity and increasing food security.
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