Indigenous women are important part of a community’s social capital. This study examined women’s use of Indigenous knowledge (IK) for environmental security and sustainable development in southwest Nigeria. Qualitative data was collected using in-depth interviews conducted among 80 purposively selected rural Yoruba women. The data were analysed using descriptive tools such as frequencies, percentages, and content analysis. The findings reveal an extensive wealth of IK used in agriculture, food processing and preservation, family health care, and child care. The findings also suggest that paying attention to IK will help to incorporate culture as part of rural development and sustainable development in Nigeria, leading to more successful outcomes using place-based knowledge. Indigenous women can, and should, contribute to the design and implementation of sustainable development initiatives because of their extensive IK.

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尼日利亚西南部妇女利用土著知识促进环境安全和可持续发展

土著妇女是社区社会资本的重要组成部分。这项研究调查了尼日利亚西南部妇女在环境安全和可持续发展中使用土著知识（IK）的情况。通过对80名有目的的约鲁巴农村女性进行深入访谈，收集了定性数据。使用描述性工具（如频率，百分比和内容分析）对数据进行了分析。研究结果表明，IK广泛用于农业，食品加工和保鲜，家庭保健和儿童保育。研究结果还表明，重视IK将有助于将文化纳入尼日利亚农村发展和可持续发展的一部分，从而利用基于地点的知识获得更成功的成果。土著妇女可以而且应该