Transdisciplinarity links abstract knowledge with case specific knowledge, it integrates results from academic research with practical knowledge. Transdisciplinarity is needed when knowledge about a socially relevant problem is uncertain; the concrete nature of problems is disputed and a great deal is at stake for those concerned. The use of transdisciplinarity is imperative in complex domains such as agrobiodiversity in which human systems interact with natural systems.
Transdisciplinary research relates to three types of knowledge:
BioDIVA aims to generate transformation knowledge to promote gender-equitable and sustainable use of agrobiodiversity. Therefore it maintains a transdisciplinary focus in the following domains:
Preview: Handbook Cultivate Diversity!
The Rice Seed System in Wayanad
Briefing Note 8, 2014
Food for thought: Facing land use change in Wayanad.
Briefing Note 6, 2014 (Malayalam version)
"Cultivating Diversity": Results from the national level dialogue workshop. Briefing Note 5, 2014
Cultivate Diversity! A Handbook on Transdisciplinary Approaches to Agrobiodiversity Research. September 2013
Multi-stakeholder dialogue on land use: Transdisciplinary approaches to address landscape transformation in Kerala.
Briefing Note 4, 2013
Marketing Gandhakasala: Local varieties for livelihood options.
Briefing Note 3, 2013
Resilience in transformation: „A study into the capacity for resilience in indigenous communities in Wayanad“.
Briefing Note 2, 2013
Visions for Wayanad: „The land of paddy fields“.
Briefing Note 1, 2013
