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2. The use of local knowledge in agricultural extension: A systematic review of the literature
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hainzer, Kirt (author), Hugh Brown, Philip (author), and O’Mullan, Catherine (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-01-31
- Published:
- United States of America: Academic Journals
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12434
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol.14(1)
- Notes:
- 12 pages, Smallholder farms are complex systems, constantly adapting to context and rely on local, place-based knowledges. The vital role of local knowledge in smallholder farming systems has seen attempts throughout low- and middle-income countries to entwine local knowledge with scientific knowledge to improve outcomes from agricultural extension. Using a systematic review and exploratory meta-synthesis of selected literature, this research explored the use of local knowledge in agricultural extension. The synthesis found local knowledge plays a vital role in the adoption of new technologies or practices because as the dominant form of knowledge in communities they give learners confidence and they provide a context upon which new information can be introduced. However, effective use of local knowledge requires a realistic perspective which recognises that some combination of local and scientific knowledge, developed in a participatory process, will likely result in extension delivering greater outcomes to farmers.