//www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/wp-content/themes/bb-theme-child/assets/rss_feeds/sub-saharan-africa/indigenous_rss.xml Indigenous RSS feeds. Tue, 25 May 2021 07:18:55 GMT en //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/africa-spur-herbal-medicine-safety-value-women/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/africa-spur-herbal-medicine-safety-value-women/ Four women get top awards, with experts suggesting a need to improve standards of African traditional medicine. Fri, 20 Jan 2017 12:30:45 GMT+0000 Ochieng’ Ogodo //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/plant-medicine-scientist-win-science-prize/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/plant-medicine-scientist-win-science-prize/ A scientist’s quest for researching into a plant medicine for sexual dysfunction has won him a science prize. Wed, 13 Jul 2016 02:03:24 GMT+0000 Nasseem Ackbarally //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/drought-ravaging-trees-birth-control-kenya/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/drought-ravaging-trees-birth-control-kenya/ Traditional healers say climate change related impacts is destroying trees used for birth control in Kenya. Fri, 29 Apr 2016 05:50:24 GMT+0000 Abjata Khalif //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/commercialising-indigenous-vegetable-instant-noodle/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/features/commercialising-indigenous-vegetable-instant-noodle/ In South Africa, a partnership has created instant noodles flavoured with a local vegetable, writes Sarah Wild. Fri, 27 Nov 2015 05:03:54 GMT+0000 Sarah Wild //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/community-role-key-fisheries-conservation/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/community-role-key-fisheries-conservation/ Fish conservation in partnership with communities could increase yields and boost livelihoods. Fri, 10 Jul 2015 09:48:28 GMT+0000 Farai Matebvu //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/indigenous-knowledge-probed-in-cancer-drug-research/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/indigenous-knowledge-probed-in-cancer-drug-research/ Kenyan researchers are evaluating whether herbalists’ claim of using Bambara plant for cancer care is justified. Thu, 30 Apr 2015 09:30:23 GMT+0000 Pauline Okoth //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/project-gets-funding/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/project-gets-funding/ Canada has funded an innovation in Tanzania that uses local healers to identify patients with mental problems. Tue, 16 Sep 2014 05:26:06 GMT+0000 Dann Okoth //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/multimedia/researching-natural-contraceptives-in-a-man-s-world-1/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/multimedia/researching-natural-contraceptives-in-a-man-s-world-1/ In this film, Kenyan Catherine Kaluwa discusses her life, from poverty to working in a male-dominated sphere. Thu, 14 Aug 2014 04:13:11 GMT+0000 Jon Spaull //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/multimedia/skies-through-indigenous-eyes-1/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/multimedia/skies-through-indigenous-eyes-1/ A Brazilian researcher has devoted himself to protecting local astronomical knowledge before it is lost forever. Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:38:34 GMT+0000 Luisa Massarani //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/opinions/agroecology-taps-a-wellspring-of-farming-knowledge-1/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/opinions/agroecology-taps-a-wellspring-of-farming-knowledge-1/ Agroecology shares family farmers' evolving knowledge — and should go mainstream, says Fernando R. Funes-Monzote. Wed, 16 Oct 2013 01:07:11 GMT+0000 Fernando R. Funes-Monzote //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/multimedia/mapping-the-congo-1/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/multimedia/mapping-the-congo-1/ A new mobile software may help local communities in the region of Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, manage their natural resources and monitor logging activities in the forest. Tue, 13 Aug 2013 02:00:19 GMT+0000 Lou Del Bello //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/study-assesses-use-of-plants-in-antimalarial-therapies-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/study-assesses-use-of-plants-in-antimalarial-therapies-ssa/ Extracts from plants are used widely to treat malaria in Benin, and their conservation should be promoted, says a study. Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:40:34 GMT+0000 Esther Tola //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/climate-change-awareness-in-africa-and-asia-varies-greatly-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/climate-change-awareness-in-africa-and-asia-varies-greatly-ssa/ Cultural constraints, economics and over-reliance on indigenous knowledge limit climate change adaptation, says a study. Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:39:51 GMT+0000 Vumiria Collins //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/drought-resistant-tea-highlighted-in-natural-product-research-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/drought-resistant-tea-highlighted-in-natural-product-research-ssa/ Drought-resistant tea is on an agenda for natural product development and capacity building in Malawi and other southern African nations. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:35:01 GMT+0000 Charles Mkoka //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/rural-dwellers-must-adapt-to-climate-change-says-workshop-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/rural-dwellers-must-adapt-to-climate-change-says-workshop-ssa/ Climate change adaptation measures and sensitisation training are essential to life in rural Côte d'Ivoire, a workshop has heard. Mon, 16 Jul 2012 04:48:48 GMT+0000 Théodore Kouadio //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/threatened-medicinal-tree-should-be-domesticated-1-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/threatened-medicinal-tree-should-be-domesticated-1-ssa/ Researchers in Kenya are making first steps towards domestication of medicinal Prunus africana trees, to avoid the species' extinction. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:54:00 GMT+0000 Tom Mboya //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/phytosanitary-research-clinic-launched-in-burkina-faso-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/phytosanitary-research-clinic-launched-in-burkina-faso-ssa/ Burkina Faso has established a clinic to study improvements to pesticides and insecticides, and help researchers network with farmers. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 03:09:19 GMT+0000 Théodore Kouadio //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/farmers-blend-traditional-and-science-based-forecasts-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/farmers-blend-traditional-and-science-based-forecasts-ssa/ A Kenyan project is helping farmers work with the weather by combining traditional and science-based forecasts. Wed, 28 Mar 2012 05:45:38 GMT+0000 Bothina Osama //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/fishermen-adapt-to-lake-chad-s-demise-for-now-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/fishermen-adapt-to-lake-chad-s-demise-for-now-ssa/ Fishermen have turned to farming on the bed of the shrinking Lake Chad, but researchers are concerned about the sustainability of these farms. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:43:00 GMT+0000 Alhassane Abdou //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/gaps-in-traps-make-for-sustainable-fisheries-ssa/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/gaps-in-traps-make-for-sustainable-fisheries-ssa/ Traps that let juvenile and small fish escape have increased the sustainability of fisheries — without affecting fishers' livelihoods. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:05:50 GMT+0000 Gilbert Nakweya