| Sumario: | The importance of researching and maintaining traditional knowledge is a concern
within contemporary academic debates and public policies. Scientist of different disciplines
have recognized this importance, indicating this is a broader interdisciplinary issue. Specifically,
within the field of agroecological science, the concept of traditional knowledge is basic
to the analysis of agroecosystems. This essay aims to analyze, within scientific papers, the
approaches to traditional knowledge through agroecological studies. First, insights from
traditional knowledge studies in socio-ecological systems are presented as a wider view.
Secondly, papers that illustrate agroecological approach to traditional knowledge and the
usage of participative research methodologies are systematically reviewed to the forward
development of five propositions: 1) traditional knowledge dynamics, 2) importance of
traditional knowledge and professional’s ethics, 3) methodologies used for traditional
knowledge gathering, 4) subjects of study in agroecological and traditional knowledge
studies and 5) the integration of traditional knowledge with scientific knowledge.
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