2014
DOI: 10.1080/09709274.2014.11906778
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Indigenous Knowledge-Systems and Food Security: Some Examples from Malawi

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“…The soot coating made grains bitter and not edible by both pests and rodents. This was not only a cost-free technology but an effective way of ensuring food security (Kamwendo & Kamwendo, 2014).…”
Section: Indigenous Agricultural Knowledge For Food Storagementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The soot coating made grains bitter and not edible by both pests and rodents. This was not only a cost-free technology but an effective way of ensuring food security (Kamwendo & Kamwendo, 2014).…”
Section: Indigenous Agricultural Knowledge For Food Storagementioning
confidence: 99%
“…For instance, some farmers have planned their agricultural production by using IK to ensure both food security and sustainable agricultural production (Asogwa, Okoye, & Oni, 2017). By storing and preserving food, households ensure that they secure food without jeopardizing future access to it or consumption of it (Kamwendo & Kamwendo, 2014), thereby translating into resource access, entitlement, and security. In this way, IK represents a valuable source of local solutions to issues of food insecurity, particularly in terms of the ability of rural populations to access food during seasonal shortages or major stress periods such as droughts.…”
Section: Women's Use Of Indigenous Knowledge For Environmental Securimentioning
confidence: 99%
“…She said I have to have my baby in the hospital and to make sure I feed the baby nothing but breast milk for six months before I start giving our food" (Participant 49, Makarfi field interview, July 2016). This number is significant because it reinforces the importance of traditional knowledge and generational teaching/learning in food security and community development strategies (Kamwendo & Kamwendo, 2017).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 93%