Within the Agricultural innovation system, the farmers experiential knowledge is attracting attention as a source of innovation, is this knowledge the same as indigenous knowledge? They seems almost the same to me..
Hello Bashir Muktar,
Let's first define indigenous knowledge as that which is particular to a culture or society. Its means of transmission from generation to generation is through spoken (oral) means. Experiential knowledge or "tacit knowledge" is different in the sense that it results from learning by doing instead of being handed down through oral tradition.
Therefore, while indigenous knowledge may be a springboard for generating "tacit knowledge," indigenous knowledge by itself is not necessarily innovative. Witness the controversy over whether traditional medicines are patentable. The strongest objection here is that, as longstanding means of treatment, they fail to meet the novelty criteria for patentability.
See the attached links for more on "tacit knowledge" and traditional medicines. I hope this helps!
http://mx.nthu.edu.tw/~cshwang/teaching-economics/econ6171/econ6171-05-Knowledge/econ6171-05-B-Tacit%20Knowledge/Wiki=Michael%20Polanyi%20and%20Tacit%20Knowledge.htm
http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/en/d/Jh2963e/6.5.html
Hi Emmanuel,
Sorry for my late response. Actually i read your response and i sincerely thought i responded. I just realize there was not any response, perhaps following the link you provided which i found very interesting my have helped. I thank you for the insightful answer and i must admit it helped a lot. Thank yo
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