DeWalt, B.2016-04-192016-04-191994Human Organization 53(2): 123-1310018-7259http://hdl.handle.net/10919/68909Metadata only recordMore effective and creative interactions between indigenous and scientific knowledge systems is needed. This paper describes the strengths and weaknesses of both scientific and indigenous knowledge systems by drawing on examples. The author then draws on those examples to indicate in what situations we should look for guidance and ideas from indigenous knowledge systems.text/plainen-USIn CopyrightParticipatory processesIndigenous communityAgricultureLocal knowledgeIndigenous knowledgePhilosophy of scienceFarm/Enterprise ScaleAbstractCopyright 1994 by the Society for Applied Anthropology