Threats and opportunities for indigenous agri-food systems. The case of Wadi Fukin, Palestine
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2018-07-06
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Indigenous agri-food systems carry valuable knowledge embodied in the practices used by indigenous people to manage their environmental resources. This system witnessed a transition in the past few decades, due to the rise of globalisation, modernisation and industrialisation. Many indigenous societies face colonization in which lands are confiscated, and that further affected indigenous agri-food systems. The indigenous agri-food system in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) was similarly exposed to the previously mentioned influences, and that created many obstacles for indigenous farmers. A case study approach was employed in this research to discover the challenges that Palestinian indigenous farmers in Wadi Fukin village face nowadays, as a result to the transition in the agri-food system. It was found that globalisation, industrialisation, modernisation and colonization have created many challenges for those indigenous farmers resulting in economic inequalities, loss of some indigenous agri-food practices, increased dependence on agrochemicals, change in consumers preferences, among many other challenges. Moreover, some common indigenous agri-food practices that reflect the indigenous knowledge were documented in this research. Finally, the scope for using this knowledge as a future developmental resource was briefly explored, in its role to resist the currently dominant agri-food system and colonial impacts.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen