Bio-diversity

The project aims at conducting an ethno-survey of indigenous knowledge practises in Botswana to enhance sustainable utilisation of veld products, encourage product development and marketing. CESRIKI takes cognisance of the fact that Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) are a vital source of knowledge development, innovation and entrepreneurship. Indigenous or local knowledge refers to the complete bodies of knowledge, know-how, practises and representations that have been maintained and developed by generations of Batswana in their interaction with the environment. These IKS represent understandings, interpretations as well as meanings and have been part of a cultural complexity that encompasses amongst others, language, naming and classification systems, ways of using resources, rituals as well as spirituality. CESRIKI recognises this wealth of knowledge and wisdom that needs to be explored, documented, studied as well as`modernised`.

Botswana