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C18 Local resources
- Within the local community there are often many valuable sources of information. Elder people in particular are often a huge store of information about the local environment, cultural traditions and customs, and the uses of local plants and animals, particularly for their medicinal qualities.
- There is a quotation saying that ‘each time an old person dies, a whole library of information dies with them’.
Discussion
- What do participants think of this quotation? How may this problem be avoided? What information is it important to learn?
- Discuss what local sources of information participants find useful. Who (or what) do they turn to first?
- Are there innovative farmers in the local area – farmers who are always trying out new ideas, often regarded as slightly odd by others in the community? Can local people visit and learn from them?
- Are there herbalists or traditional birth attendants or retired men with experience in local government?
- What kind of information is available locally which participants fail to find?
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This page was last updated on 04 August 2005
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