A REVIEW OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO T TRADITIONAL AGRI IN SRI LANKA

Main intention of this article is to analyze the importance of indigenous knowledge related to the traditional agriculture in particularly paddy and shifting cultivation (Chena) to improve sustainable livelihood practices and conditions in the modern society. This study has used literature review method and relevant literature has been analyzed based on content analysis according to the purposes of the study. The purposive random sampling methods was used to select literature. This study has been analyzed under some major parts namely definitions of indigenous knowledge and its important, introduction to traditional agriculture in Sri Lanka, Indigenous knowledge related to the paddy cultivation and traditional techniques and practices related to the shifting cultivation (Chena) in Sri Lanka. This study shows the significant of preserving and integrating these indigenous knowledge and practices into modern agriculture field and finally has been suggested some implications regarding the sustainable traditional methods and techniques.