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Local knowledge of land degradation and restoration influences the adoption and success of restoration options for dryland systems: the case of Samre

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This local knowledge study applied the Agro-ecological Knowledge Toolkit (AKT5) and methodological framework (Sinclair & Walker, 1998; Walker & Sinclair, 1998). Local knowledge was elicited by using knowledge-based methodologies and semi-structured interviews, which were conducted on farmers willing to participate in the exercise and who had detailed knowledge of the study topic. The knowledge elicited was then represented using the AKT5 software (Dixon et al., 2001).

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