Indigenous Knowledge and Poverty Alleviation in Contemporary Zimbabwe
The study seeks to unpack the extent to which indigenous knowledge can be used in the fight against poverty among Zimbabwean rural communities. Across the globe, poverty remains a huge challenge with extreme poverty confined mostly to rural communities in developing countries. Today, Zimbabwe has di...
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| author | Tasara Muguti Theresa Zibengwa |
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| description | The study seeks to unpack the extent to which indigenous knowledge can be used in the fight against poverty among Zimbabwean rural communities. Across the globe, poverty remains a huge challenge with extreme poverty confined mostly to rural communities in developing countries. Today, Zimbabwe has disintegrated into one of the poorest countries in Africa with alarming poverty levels. Poverty among the ordinary citizens has been exacerbated by the multi-layered challenges facing the country. While various scientific interventions have been embraced in Zimbabwe to mitigate poverty among rural communities, its levels remain alarmingly high. The study believes that scientific interventions alone can no longer be relied upon to deal with contemporary challenges. Thus, there is need for a critical evaluation of the indigenous juxtaposed with the foreign, for modern societies to forge ahead with realistic and pragmatic development. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-52902022-12-16T09:44:15Z Indigenous Knowledge and Poverty Alleviation in Contemporary Zimbabwe Tasara Muguti Theresa Zibengwa Oliver Mtapuri Department of History, Archaelogy and Development Studies, Simon Muzenda School of Arts, Culture and Heritage, Great Zimbabwe University Department of History, Heritage and International Studies, Midlands State University Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa Indigenous knowledge Poverty alleviation De-colonisation Livelihoods Food insecurity Mitigation The study seeks to unpack the extent to which indigenous knowledge can be used in the fight against poverty among Zimbabwean rural communities. Across the globe, poverty remains a huge challenge with extreme poverty confined mostly to rural communities in developing countries. Today, Zimbabwe has disintegrated into one of the poorest countries in Africa with alarming poverty levels. Poverty among the ordinary citizens has been exacerbated by the multi-layered challenges facing the country. While various scientific interventions have been embraced in Zimbabwe to mitigate poverty among rural communities, its levels remain alarmingly high. The study believes that scientific interventions alone can no longer be relied upon to deal with contemporary challenges. Thus, there is need for a critical evaluation of the indigenous juxtaposed with the foreign, for modern societies to forge ahead with realistic and pragmatic development. 67 84 2022-12-16T09:44:14Z 2022-12-16T09:44:14Z 2022-11-16 book part https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5290 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5856-4_5 en African Perspectives on Poverty, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Innovation 978-981-19-5855-7 open Springer, Singapore |
| spellingShingle | Indigenous knowledge Poverty alleviation De-colonisation Livelihoods Food insecurity Mitigation Tasara Muguti Theresa Zibengwa Indigenous Knowledge and Poverty Alleviation in Contemporary Zimbabwe |
| title | Indigenous Knowledge and Poverty Alleviation in Contemporary Zimbabwe |
| title_full | Indigenous Knowledge and Poverty Alleviation in Contemporary Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | Indigenous Knowledge and Poverty Alleviation in Contemporary Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indigenous Knowledge and Poverty Alleviation in Contemporary Zimbabwe |
| title_short | Indigenous Knowledge and Poverty Alleviation in Contemporary Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | indigenous knowledge and poverty alleviation in contemporary zimbabwe |
| topic | Indigenous knowledge Poverty alleviation De-colonisation Livelihoods Food insecurity Mitigation |
| url | https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5290 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5856-4_5 |
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