Relating inclusive innovations to Indigenous and local knowledge: a conceptual framework

Peddi, Branwen; Ludwig, David; Dessein, Joost

doi:10.1007/s10460-022-10344-z

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“…Local cultures and ecosystems have been 'shaped and transformed in long histories of regional-to-global networks of power, trade, and meaning,' as Tsing (2005: 3) puts it. Linking localness to absolute isolation is not only empirically dubious, but also potentially politically harmful as it has often contributed to framing Indigenous communities as static remnants of the past (Peddi et al, 2023) and ecosystems as untouched wilderness that needs to be separated from any human influence (Büscher & Fletcher, 2020). "The island" of which we discuss the possibility is not the pristine or absolute island, and the same applies to the ideas of isolation and localness on which this conception of islands would rely.…”

Section: The Possibility Of An Island: Local Decisions About Local Af...mentioning

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No Such Thing as Containment? Gene Drives for Conservation and the (Im)possibility of an Island

Boersma,

Bovenkerk,

Ludwig

2024

Philos. Technol.

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This article explores the use of islands as tools of geographical and intellectual containment - or what we call “islanding” - in the scientific and policy literature about gene drive technologies in conservation. In the first part of the article, we explore the narrative of contained gene drive use on islands and discuss how it juggles notions of localness and localization of gene drives and their (test) releases. We question the possibility and narrative of containing the spread of gene drives technologically or geographically, and argue that the gene drives for conservation literature strategically combines contradictory and reductive understandings of islands and containment. The second part of the article is devoted to reflection on nonlocal concerns about gene drives and the possibility of local gene drive decisions. We argue that attempts to legitimize local gene drives through local decision-making evade normative concerns about their nonlocalizability and risk instrumentalizing local communities for nonlocal agendas. Our overarching conceptual aim is therefore to open up a domain of thinking around the possibility of demarcation in our world – of our political, normative decisions, and of our reality – and to argue for the vital importance of reflection on this possibility in technological decision-making.

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confidence: 98%

No Such Thing as Containment? Gene Drives for Conservation and the (Im)possibility of an Island

Boersma,

Bovenkerk,

Ludwig

2024

Philos. Technol.

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“…An approach that is focused on embodied learning would fit well with these responsible and emancipatory innovation processes but would need to better emphasise the inclusion of embodied knowledge. In this, we can learn from innovation approaches that have sought to include different, often Indigenous knowledge in innovation processes (Peddi et al., 2022; Sayarer et al., 2019; Verran et al., 2007). These approaches would support the development of technologies that can function within the diverse biophysical contexts of farms and farmers.…”

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Cyborg farmers: Embodied understandings of precision agriculture

Velden,

Klerkx,

Dessein

et al. 2023

Sociologia Ruralis

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Precision agriculture is often seen as disembodied and placeless, promised to either bring about a fourth agricultural revolution or as the start of dystopian rural futures, where farmers and their knowledge will be replaced by machines. A growing body of literature shows more nuanced ways of working with precision agriculture. This illustrates the need to investigate how, and under which conditions, precision agriculture is integrated and internalised by farmers. Based on 25 in‐depth interviews with male Dutch crop farmers, contractors, researchers, and ag‐tech developers, we develop the concept of the cyborg farmer, who embodies the use of precision technology while maintaining an intimate relationship with agro‐ecological context. This approach challenges the mind–body dichotomy in that the cognitive is not understood as primary, as emotions and the materiality of the body are taken seriously. This perspective emphasises the importance of embodied knowledge in how farmers interpret precision agriculture data. Our findings highlight the productive tension between data‐driven elements of precision agriculture and the embodied and intuitive understanding of agro‐ecological context. This productive tension consists of the successful integration of different forms of knowledge by the cyborg farmer, where embodied sense‐making and precision agriculture data are integrated into the formation of useable knowledge. The cyborg farmer maintains farmer agency and resists the dominance of algorithmic rationality over other forms of knowledge .

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“…The agriculture and food production industry has purportedly grown rather interested in the idea of inclusive innovation (Peddi et al, 2023). It claims to replace conventional innovation paradigms by placing an emphasis on more equitable, long-lasting, and wellbalanced human-environmental partnerships.…”

Section: Towards An Innovation In Sustainable Food Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

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Socio-cultural, economic, and environmental implications for innovation in sustainable food in Africa

Assan

2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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The debate over innovation in sustainable food in Africa is multifaceted and complex since it is impacted by an array of issues, including social, cultural, religious, and environmental implications. The diversity of cultures on the continent, as well as religion, influence the foods that people eat. The architecture of agro-ecological zones influences food production and, as a result, the sort of innovation in sustainable food. Africa, in particular, has immense potential for the development of multiple sustainable food innovations, whether in terms of food, culture, or tradition. By sustainable food innovation, it may be possible to improve Africa’s food systems from the demand side while also mitigating the effects of climate change. For Africa, it is the food crisis that simply cannot be allowed to go to waste, hence the need for innovation in sustainable food solutions in its own context. Africa’s long-standing food crisis, recently worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic and, increasingly, by climate change and heavily weighed on gender disparities in agriculture and food production, threatens to have dire consequences, especially on achieving the SDGs in Africa. Innovation in sustainable food is at the forefront of all Africa needs for its survival at every current stage of population evolution; this applies whether in industrialized or impoverished nations, rural or urban, village or metropolis, etc. It is false to believe that the only sources of innovation in sustainable food are cutting-edge research or the most recent developments in genomic science. The discussion gives an opinion on the socio-cultural, economic, and environmental factors and their implications for innovation in sustainable food in Africa.

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Relating inclusive innovations to Indigenous and local knowledge: a conceptual framework

Cited by 7 publications

References 86 publications

No Such Thing as Containment? Gene Drives for Conservation and the (Im)possibility of an Island

No Such Thing as Containment? Gene Drives for Conservation and the (Im)possibility of an Island

Cyborg farmers: Embodied understandings of precision agriculture

Socio-cultural, economic, and environmental implications for innovation in sustainable food in Africa

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