Title : The role of traditional ecological knowledge (tek) in the restoration of fish processing implement under the background of cultural sustainability in Lake Chad basin area, Borno state, Nigeria
Abstract:
Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) is a cumulation of a body of knowledge, belief and practice, continuously passing over from one generation to the other acquired through cultural transmission about the relationship of living being with one another and with the environment by local indigenous and descendants’ communities through adaptive processes over hundreds to thousands of years. Thus, traditional ecological knowledge is both cumulative and dynamic building on experience and adapting to changes. The study has been undertaken with the main objective of examining the role of traditional ecological knowledge in the restoration of fish processing implement under the background of cultural sustainability with specific objectives of determination of the level of contribution of traditional ecological knowledge in the process of management and conservation of resources and assessing the environmental preservation practices involves in the transformation of fish processing implement. The result reveals fisher’s traditional ecological knowledge has explored personal, moral and environmental dimensions in making amends to their kin through the act of restoration. The traditional ecological knowledge of the fishers has contributed in sustaining the culture of fish processing implement but there has been a problem of cultural adaptation and policy implication in the transformation processes thus recommendation has been made for its restoration and subsquent attainment of culturally sustainable fish processing implement in the study area.
Audience take-away:
- The audience will learn how fish processing implement was sustained in cultural fishing community.
- The audience will know the possession of traditional ecological knowledge of cultural fish farmers in the fishing community and its importance.
- The audience will learn the transformation process involves in the restoration system of the fishing implement, the possible problems that will be encountered and ways of solving the problems.
- Base on following the outcome of the results and discussions with linkages to the statement of the problem, significance, objectives of the study and finally the recommendation as well the figures may also serve as a guide
- Help fish farmers gain many years of experience in the fishing industry, technological advancement in the fishing industry, enable farmers to operates at large scale production, reduce wastages and realization of high profit and may engage in construction industry among others.
- Government and non-governmental organization may use the research outcome for planning purpose; the farmer will benefit in return for compensation.
- Going by the viability of the technical know how the fish may get external funding.
- The fish farmer may become employer of labor in the technical aspects.
- May bring about favorable balance of payment and term of trade of country etc.
