Validating local knowledge
Yapuchiris are expert farmer-researcher-extensionists on the semi-arid, high plains of Bolivia. At 4000 meters above sea level (over 13,000 feet), seasoned farmers know how to observe plants and animals, clouds and stars, to predict the weather, especially to answer the Big Question on their minds: when will the rains start, so I can plant my crop?
Title of publication: Access Agriculture Blog
Author: Jeff Bentley
Other authors: Access Agriculture
Organization: Access Agriculture
Year: 2021
Country/ies: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Geographical coverage: Africa, Andean Community (CAN), Central American Agricultural Council (CAC), Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC), Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: https://www.accessagriculture.org/validating-local-knowledge
Content language: English