The implications of farmer‐to‐farmer learning and local knowledge networks for food security in Solomon Islands and beyond

Bibliographic Data

ID12582093
AuthorsDeborah Hill (0009-0006-8184-5129, Centre for Sustainable Communities, Faculty of Education University of Canberra Canberra Australia, corresponding author), Barbara Pamphilon (0000-0002-8858-6899, Centre for Sustainable Communities, Faculty of Education University of Canberra Canberra Australia)
Year2024
Volume65
Issue3
Pages323-336
Publication date2024-06-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsia Pacific Viewpoint (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1360-7456 • E-ISSN: 1467-8373
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/apv.12418
OpenAlexW4399544819
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited25

Across the Pacific, socio‐cultural networks are a key way to share knowledge and skills. However, as peer‐to‐peer learning is contextually and culturally located, it is important to understand the place‐based specifics of such learning. This article draws on the evaluation of a series of household‐based workshops on agricultural development and food security in a remote area of Solomon Islands. It outlines this community's kinship ecology for farmer learning pathways and demonstrates the interdependence of gender and kinship‐based social networks, showing how topics related to ethics of living were shared within clans, while food and agriculture topics were shared within households. The article concludes that understanding local knowledge networks can contribute to the design of more effective peer learning for food security and rural development

Agriculture · Clan · Economic growth · Economics · Food security · Geography · Kinship · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Anthropology · Indigenous and Place-Based Education · Rural development and sustainability · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development