This study examined the indigenous management and sustainability of agroforestry practices, constraints experienced and contribution to household income. Data were collected from two Orang Asli villages practicing forest-garden agroforestry (FAF) and home garden agroforestry (HAF).

The paper discussed the study carried out among the Mech tribe living in the Duars of West Bengal, India. The study recorded the uses of 20 different species of animals along with 11 species of plants in traditional medicines to cure different ailments.

This study was conducted in Ensaro District in Ethiopia to identify medicinal plant species used by the local community to treat various human ailments. A total of 389 informants (283 males and 106 women) were chosen to collect ethnobotanical data. Semi-structured interviews, participant observation, guided field walks, and focus group discussions were used to collect ethnobotanical data.

This study discussed the inadequacies of Indian healthcare system to address the basic health needs of its 1.3 billion populations. The author analysed various aspects of Indian System of Medicines, widely practiced in tribal population and remote villages and recommends strategies to improve the primary healthcare system based on local health traditions of India.

The aim of the present review is to compile fragmented literature on ethnodermatology, anti-dermatophytic activities of the Himalayan flora, their active phytoconstituents and to discover gaps in the research for further studies that may provide targeted drug development.

This article presents a narrative synthesis that identifies and compares methodologies used in the evaluation of traditional healing practices. In considering the aim(s), suitability, and validity of each approach, contributions can be made to the interpretation of research findings for maximum receptivity to learnings brought to light in a meeting ground between two distinct worldviews (Popay et al., 2006).

The report summarises GIAHS Programme initiated by FAO through multi-stakeholder support, this approach aims to: provide technical assistance; boost understanding of the value of keeping alive sustainable agricultural knowledge; and promote agricultural products, agro-tourism and other incentive mechanisms and market opportunities.

The present study was undertaken with aim to understand the perceptions of indigenous communities about climate change pattern and its local impacts on climate variables, seasons, agriculture, biodiversity and adaptive strategies in geographical and technological-isolated Pangi valley situated in Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

The traditional pickles of indigenous fruits and vegetables, viz., galgal, lingri, aaroo, plum, lasura, dehu, kachnar and beedana are popular in rural and urban areas of Himachal Pradesh since the very early times. These are used as appetizers and served practically with every meal. The traditional pickles of Himachal Pradesh are unique in the raw material, method of preparation and taste from the pickles in other parts of country. In the present study, the methods of preparation of traditional pickles as practiced by the rural folk have been documented.

The aim of this study is to show that the policy debate has proceeded largely in abstraction, with little regard to two key questions of fact: To what extent does indigenous knowledge actually get into the commercial patent system? Are the same kinds of entities responsible for the original research in indigenous communities and for patent-protected commercialization of the leads gained from community-level research?