Title:
Enhancing innovation between scientific and indigenous knowledge : pioneer NGOs in India
Authors:
Torri, Maria-Costanza and Laplante, Julie
Place:
[London]
Publisher:
BioMed central
Year:
2009
Journal:
Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine
Volume:
vol. 5, no. 29
PAGE:
5--29
Subject:
Rural Innovation Systems
Keywords:
traditional medicine, medicinal plants, innovations, indigenous knowledge, information networks, nongovernmental organizations, india, tamil nadu
Abstract:
A field study of ethnomedicine in Tamil Nadu demonstrates that local networks can synergistically forge linkages between local knowledge and formal sciences and generate positive and negative impacts.
URL:
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/pdf/1746-4269-5-29.pdf
Document type:
E-article