Factors Influencing Conservation of Indigenous Traditional Knowledge (ITKs) Among Tribal Communities

The term Indigenous Technical Knowledge is used as “Local Knowledge” and “Traditional Knowledge” interchangeably. It is the dynamic knowledge or body of wisdom of the local people Brahmi (2004). Indigenous Technical knowledge is the specific or the special knowledge of the ethno or the rural communities which is transmitted from one generation to the other by various means. Blending the traditional knowledge with the recent scientific advances paves way for incremental development in the field of Agriculture and the allied sciences. Indigenous technical knowledge is the local traditional knowledge that people have gained through inheritance in the form of creativity, innovation and skill. The tribals are especially having a set of trained practices of this ITK which helps them in their day to day life. ITK refers to knowledge about the local environment by the people and the communities.