Indigenous Technological Knowledge in Agriculture in Different Zones of Karnataka for Environmental Sustainability

摘要

Indigenous Technological Knowledge (ITK) is localknowledge- knowledge that is unique to a given culture or society. Itcontrasts with the international knowledge system generated byuniversities, research institutions and private firms. ITK is the basisfor local-level decision-making in agriculture, health care, foodpreparation, education, natural resource management and a host ofother activities in rural communities. Hence this paper deals withvarious ITK practices followed by the farmers in different zones ofKarnataka for achieving environmental sustainability in agriculture.Indigenous Technological Knowledge (ITK) is important fordevelopment activities to be successful. If it has not been recorded, itmeans largely inaccessible to development workers and researchers.Solutions offered by a development project may fail because they donot fit with the local knowledge. Indigenous knowledge may suggestalternatives. Methods used effectively by one society could be used tosolve problems faced by another. A blend of approaches and methodsfrom various systems may be appropriate for sustainabledevelopment in grassroots.