Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25308
Notes:
Pages 209-229 in Stephen B. Brush and Doreen Stabinsky (eds.), Valuing local knowledge: indigenous people and intellectual property rights. Island Press, Washington, D.C. 337 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25312
Notes:
Pages 143-164 in Stephen B. Brush and Doreen Stabinsky (eds.), Valuing local knowledge: indigenous people and intellectual property rights. Island Press, Washington, D.C. 337 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23361
Notes:
College class resource. 13 pages., In section on labor skills the author notes how the new Nike assembly worker (trained in two hours) transferred from the rural sector loses mastery of "a great many skills such as a knowledge of the land, fertilizer, animals, tools, farm machinery, construction skills, etc."
"The recent global food crisis shows that agro-technology and markets alone cannot reduce hunger. A ground-breaking three-year study recently concluded that the agriculture sector should use the know-how of smallholder farmers better." For details about the study, see www.agassessment.org.
