Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development: The Case of Rwanda's Agricultural Sector.

Phaduli, Itani

Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development: The Case of Rwanda's Agricultural Sector.

dc.contributor.advisor	Kabinga, Mundia
dc.contributor.author	Phaduli, Itani
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-21T08:19:53Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-21T08:19:53Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.date.updated	2023-07-21T08:15:30Z
dc.description.abstract	The need for creating sustainable and relatable development projects has placed a sharp focus of the different approaches and methods of achieving development. Traditional development approaches such as top-down theory and the bottom-up theory of development have evolved over the years whilst recent approaches such as Randomised Controlled Experiments (RCE) have also emerged with the aim of creating sustainable and more relatable development projects. All these approaches of development have had their fair share of criticism and applauses in literature. The use of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IK) as a factor of the bottom-up theory of development has been argued as an important element of advancing the developmental agenda and creating sustainable & relatable projects. Many scholars have conducted research around how IK can be incorporated in development projects around the world. Although research has been conducted, much is yet to be discovered around the actual impact or lack thereof of IK as a key factor of the bottom-up theory of development in development projects. This dissertation researched the impact of Rwanda's IK as a factor of the bottom-up theory of development with a focus on Rwanda's Land, Husbandry water harvesting and Hillside irrigation (LWH) project as a unit of analysis. Furthermore, the research assessed whether the Rwandan water harvesting, and irrigation IK played a role in the overall project conceptualization, design and implementation and if so, how this was incorporated in the overall project and finally what role (if any) this IK played in the overall outcomes of the LWH project. A qualitative case study research of the Rwanda's Land Husbandry, Water Harvesting and Irrigation Project was conducted within-depth questionnaires used as data collection instruments from farmers and project coordinators who were immensely involved in the design, development, implementation and monitoring of the project. Data analysis showed that most study participants agreed that the Rwandan water harvesting, and irrigation IK was incorporated in the LWH project and was a key success factor in the bottom-up theory used to implemented in the LWH project. The research found that the incorporation of IK as a factor of the bottom-up theory enabled quicker adoption of the project, increased levels of accountability and responsibility over the project by project beneficiaries and an accelerated attainment of project goals and objectives.
dc.identifier.apacitation	Phaduli, I. (2023). <i>Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development: The Case of Rwanda's Agricultural Sector</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38145	en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation	Phaduli, Itani. <i>"Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development: The Case of Rwanda's Agricultural Sector."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB), 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38145	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Phaduli, I. 2023. Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development: The Case of Rwanda's Agricultural Sector. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB). http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38145	en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris	TY - Master Thesis AU - Phaduli, Itani AB - The need for creating sustainable and relatable development projects has placed a sharp focus of the different approaches and methods of achieving development. Traditional development approaches such as top-down theory and the bottom-up theory of development have evolved over the years whilst recent approaches such as Randomised Controlled Experiments (RCE) have also emerged with the aim of creating sustainable and more relatable development projects. All these approaches of development have had their fair share of criticism and applauses in literature. The use of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IK) as a factor of the bottom-up theory of development has been argued as an important element of advancing the developmental agenda and creating sustainable & relatable projects. Many scholars have conducted research around how IK can be incorporated in development projects around the world. Although research has been conducted, much is yet to be discovered around the actual impact or lack thereof of IK as a key factor of the bottom-up theory of development in development projects. This dissertation researched the impact of Rwanda's IK as a factor of the bottom-up theory of development with a focus on Rwanda's Land, Husbandry water harvesting and Hillside irrigation (LWH) project as a unit of analysis. Furthermore, the research assessed whether the Rwandan water harvesting, and irrigation IK played a role in the overall project conceptualization, design and implementation and if so, how this was incorporated in the overall project and finally what role (if any) this IK played in the overall outcomes of the LWH project. A qualitative case study research of the Rwanda's Land Husbandry, Water Harvesting and Irrigation Project was conducted within-depth questionnaires used as data collection instruments from farmers and project coordinators who were immensely involved in the design, development, implementation and monitoring of the project. Data analysis showed that most study participants agreed that the Rwandan water harvesting, and irrigation IK was incorporated in the LWH project and was a key success factor in the bottom-up theory used to implemented in the LWH project. The research found that the incorporation of IK as a factor of the bottom-up theory enabled quicker adoption of the project, increased levels of accountability and responsibility over the project by project beneficiaries and an accelerated attainment of project goals and objectives. DA - 2023_ DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Development Finance LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2023 T1 - Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development: The Case of Rwanda's Agricultural Sector TI - Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development: The Case of Rwanda's Agricultural Sector UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38145 ER -	en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38145
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation	Phaduli I. Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development: The Case of Rwanda's Agricultural Sector. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,Graduate School of Business (GSB), 2023 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/38145	en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066	eng
dc.publisher.department	Graduate School of Business (GSB)
dc.publisher.faculty	Faculty of Commerce
dc.subject	Development Finance
dc.title	Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development: The Case of Rwanda's Agricultural Sector.
dc.type	Master Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevel	Masters
dc.type.qualificationlevel	Master of Commerce