Diverse motivations underpinning the differential use of Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Chagga homegardens, Tanzania_Dataset

Chronological data

Year of publication2025
Date of availability in catalog2025-10-21
Available from / since 2025-10-21

Language of the resource

English

Abstract

The dataset entails data frames from transcripts of 25 interviews conducted with smallholder farmers on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, to understand the motivations for applying indigeneous and local knowledge (ILK) in different farming practices within the Chagga homegarden - a traditional, pre-colonial farming system. It contains socio-demographic information, knowledge acquisition and transmission methods, and framing practices.

Resource type

Dataset

Kinds of Data

Interview Data

Methods

Interview

Thematic classification

Mensch-Natur-Beziehung

Keywords

Chagga; Landwirt; Kleinbäuerliche Strukturen; Wissen; Tradition; Ökosystem; Landwirtschaft; Ernährungssystem; Indigenes Wissen; Mensch-Natur-Interaktion; Motivation; Naturschutz; Baumgarten; Sozial-ökologisches System; Nachhaltigkeit; Gebirge; Kilimandscharo; Tansania; Chagga; Farmer; Smallholder Structures; Knowledge; Tradition; Ecosystem; Farming; Food System; Indigenous Knowledge; Human-Nature Interaction; Motivation; Nature Conservation; Homegarden; Social-ecological System; Sustainability; Mountain; Mount Kilimanjaro; Tanzania

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Time Period of the Collection of the Data

2022-01-15 - 2022-03-25

Time Period of the Creation of the Dataset

2025-10-20

Temporal Coverage of the Dataset

Geolocation (Country)

Tanzania, United Republic of

Geolocation (Region/Location)

Kilimandscharo