A systems approach to comparing indigenous and scientific knowledge: Consistency and discriminatory power of indigenous and laboratory assessment of the nutritive value of tree fodder

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-103

  Walker, D H ^a   Thorne, P J ^b   Sinclair, F L ^c   Thapa, B ^d   Wood, C D ^b   Subba, D B ^e  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CARE International   (Nepal)

^e Pakhribas Agricultural Centre   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Indigenous knowledge; Nutritive value; Tree fodder

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 0033369710     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(99)00058-X     Document Type: Article

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