Knowledge Sovereignty Among African Cattle Herders
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, the...
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| description | 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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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-349322024-05-10T19:10:59Z Knowledge Sovereignty Among African Cattle Herders Fre, Zeremarian Cattle African cattle Horn of Africa Beni-Amer Eritrea Grazing Livestock Pastoralism Sudan Traditional knowledge thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSC Rural communities thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming 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. 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2018-07-11 23:55 2019-01-11 13:45:08 2020-04-01T12:35:37Z 2018 book 1000261 OCN: 1045069757 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/29683 9781787353114 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/34932 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29683/1/Knowledge-Sovereignty-among-African-Cattle-Herders.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29683/1/Knowledge-Sovereignty-among-African-Cattle-Herders.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29683/1/Knowledge-Sovereignty-among-African-Cattle-Herders.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29683/1/Knowledge-Sovereignty-among-African-Cattle-Herders.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/29683/1/Knowledge-Sovereignty-among-African-Cattle-Herders.pdf UCL Press 10.14324/111.9781787353114 10.14324/111.9781787353114 29b9f0a3-1b0d-4bdd-99d7-b4d3432d7fcc 9781787353114 214 open access |
| spellingShingle | Cattle African cattle Horn of Africa Beni-Amer Eritrea Grazing Livestock Pastoralism Sudan Traditional knowledge thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTP Development studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies::JBCC4 Cultural studies: food and society thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBS Social groups, communities and identities::JBSC Rural communities thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHM Anthropology::JHMC Social and cultural anthropology thema EDItEUR::K Economics, Finance, Business and Management::KC Economics::KCM Development economics and emerging economies thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TV Agriculture and farming Fre, Zeremarian Knowledge Sovereignty Among African Cattle Herders |
| title | Knowledge Sovereignty Among African Cattle Herders |
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