Term:
Traditional knowledge; indigenous knowledge
Definition:
A cumulative body of knowledge, know-how, practices and representations maintained and developed by peoples with long histories of interaction with their natural environment.
Domain:
Agriculture
Source:
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (http://portal.unesco.org/science/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2034&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html) (accessed 8 April 2016).
