MANAGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

Indigenous knowledge is home-grown knowledge that enables communities to make sense of who they are and to interact with their environment in ways that sustain life. It is knowledge that arises from life experience and which is passed down from generation to generation through words of mouth in the form of folklore, idioms, proverbs, songs, rite of passage and rituals. It equally covers the broad spectrum of life and therefore there are different types of indigenous knowledge ranging from people's beliefs, medicine, arts and craft etc. Local and indigenous knowledge refers to the understanding, skills and philosophies developed by societies with long histories of interaction with their natural surroundings for rural and indigenous peoples, local knowledge inform decision making about fundamental aspect of day-to-day life. This knowledge is integral to a cultural complex that also encompasses language. It therefore represents all the skills and innovation of a people and embodies the collective wisdom and resourcefulness of the community.