GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE TECHNIQUE HARVESTING AND PRIMARY CULTIVATION OF SEEDS INSECTS AND GRUBS

GENERAL DEFINITION OF THE TECHNIQUE

Technique: HARVESTING AND PRIMARY CULTIVATION OF SEEDS, INSECTS AND GRUBS Definition characters description and diffusion In hunter-gatherer groups women held and conveyed knowledge on the powers of plants.  General characters description and diffusion In the social formation of the hunter-gatherers women played a significant role as bearers and conveyors of knowledge. As a matter of fact, they learnt about berries, roots, edible larvae and the plants' powers, their vegetative energy, the power of life in a seed and its disposition to reproduce and be cultivated.; and they learnt to store and carry plants as well.  Advantages and sustainability The knowledge of plants and animals as well as the knowledge on how to store them and harvest them was useful to the survival of human populations.  Images Deepening TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUE DATA Technique HARVESTING AND PRIMARY CULTIVATION OF SEEDS, INSECTS AND GRUBS Icon Cathegory A - Silviculture, breeding, hunting and harvesting Identification code A3 Local applications of the technique Success stories Innovative technologies and solutions RELATED TECHNIQUES Author: IPOGEA, www.ipogea.org Other authors: Reference: