Tag: Indigenous knowledge
Efficacy of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge with Modern Conflict Resolution Mechanisms among Agro- Pastoral Communities Living Along Kerio Valley, Kenya

Efficacy of Integrating Indigenous Knowledge with Modern Conflict Resolution Mechanisms among Agro- Pastoral Communities Living Along Kerio Valley, Kenya

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Charles Chelimo Suter, Mark Kiptui & Saina ChristopherSchool of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource ManagementUniversity of Eldoret, KenyaEmail: chelimosuter@gmail.com Abstract: Resource-based conflicts among agro-pastoral communities living along Kerio Valley, Kenya, continue to threaten livelihoods, social cohesion and sustainable peace despite the use of indigenous and formal conflict resolution mechanisms. This study assessed the efficacy of…

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Biology Teachers’ Perceptions toward Integrating Indigenous Knowledge in the Teaching of Ecology in Secondary Schools in Dodoma, Tanzania

Biology Teachers’ Perceptions toward Integrating Indigenous Knowledge in the Teaching of Ecology in Secondary Schools in Dodoma, Tanzania

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Kassy Annie Ananias and Elias Nuru MussaSt John’s University of Tanzaniahttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-968-975Email: kassyananias@gmail.com Abstract: Despite increasing recognition of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) as a resource for culturally relevant and context-based science education, less is known about how Biology teachers in Tanzanian secondary schools perceive its integration into ecology teaching. This study explored Biology teachers’ perceptions toward integrating…

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Beyond Weather Forecasts: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Scientific Seasonal Forecasting to Enhance Household Food Security among Smallholder Farmers in Kenya

Beyond Weather Forecasts: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Scientific Seasonal Forecasting to Enhance Household Food Security among Smallholder Farmers in Kenya

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Jane Kositany, Peter Gutwa Oino & Daniel AngwenyiDepartment of Sociology, Gender and Development StudiesKisii University, KenyaEmail: kosymemoi@yahoo.co.uk Abstract: Climate variability continues to threaten agricultural productivity and household food security among smallholder farmers who depend largely on rain-fed agriculture. Although scientific seasonal forecasting has improved considerably, many rural households continue to rely on Indigenous Knowledge (IK)…

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Early Warning Systems and Household Food Security: Evidence from Bomet County, Kenya

Early Warning Systems and Household Food Security: Evidence from Bomet County, Kenya

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Jane Kositany – Department of Development Studies, Kisii University, Kenya Peter Gutwa Oino – Department of Sociology, Gender and Development Studies, Kisii University, Kenya Daniel Angwenyi – Department of Sociology, Gender and Development Studies, Kisii University, Kenya Email: kosymemoi@yahoo.co.uk Abstract: Climate variability continues to threaten agricultural livelihoods and household food security among smallholder farmers who…

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Gendered Cultural Logics of Pandemic Response: Elderly Knowledge Systems and COVID-19 Preventive Practices in Kenya

Gendered Cultural Logics of Pandemic Response: Elderly Knowledge Systems and COVID-19 Preventive Practices in Kenya

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Peter Gutwa OinoKisii UniversitySchool of Arts and Social SciencesDepartment of Sociology, Gender and Development StudiesEmail: oinogutwae@gmail.com Abstract: This study explores gendered cultural preventive beliefs, values, and norms practiced among elderly populations during the COVID-19 pandemic in Kakamega County, Kenya, focusing on Malava and Matungu sub-counties, which have a high concentration of older persons. Guided by…

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