Ethiopia: Indigenous Knowledge, the Key Vehicle for Critical Transformation

As one of the world oldest nation that has its own calendar and alphabet, Ethiopia has various indigenous knowledge that the people have been using for various purposes for a long period of time. The knowledge touches almost every part of life cycles from food preparation to drug experiment.

It also serves in the areas of resource management, agriculture and education. Observing this wide and deep intellectual property, one can easily understand that the knowledge is strongly linked with ancient life styles of Ethiopians. The country's indigenous knowledge (IK) dates back to the long lived collective culture and religion of the people and has been playing a crucial role in their daily routine.

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