One evening, while taking a walk down a narrow path, I met an old man who asked why insects such as nsenene (grasshoppers) no longer flew during the anticipated season and time of the year? I laboured to explain until the old man narrated a story of how they used indigenous knowledge to determine when to plant, harvest and predict rainfall and bad omen.
Uganda: Cultural Knowledge Vital in Managing Climate Change
The Monitor (Kampala), 20 January 2011
One evening, while taking a walk down a narrow path, I met an old man who asked why insects such as nsenene (grasshoppers) no longer flew during the anticipated season and time of the year? I laboured to explain until the old man narrated a story of how they used indigenous knowledge to determine when to plant, harvest and predict rainfall and bad omen.
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