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Subtle Agroecologies
 
FIGURE 2.2 Creating an enabling environment for endogenous development. (Source: Haverkort et  al.,
2003: 250.)
SRI LANKA: MANTRAS, YANTRAS AND KEMS
A ritual in a rice feld in Sri Lanka: a combination of mantras, meditation and sacrifces performed
by a shaman. He has to live a pious life. The ritual is a commitment of people to the rice feld and its
natural environment, and a pledge for each being to play its role in the mutual process of coexistence
and to avoid taking more than a fair share.
FIGURE 2.3 Ritual in a rice feld in Sri Lanka. (Photo credit: author’s own.)
Stimulating local
and regional
economies
Policy
Supportive
Research
Enhancing
Inter-scientific
Dialogue
Addressing
traditional
resource rights
Dealing with
controversies
Joint learning
and capacity
building
CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
FOR ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT
Selective use of
external resources
Understanding systems
of knowing & learning
Networking and
strategic partnerships
Training and
Capacity building
Improving local
knowledge and skills
Local control of
development
options
Identification of
development niches
Building on
local needs
Retention of benefits
in the local area
Exchange and learning
between cultures
SUPPORTING LOCAL
INITIATIVES
Cultural/
Spiritual
Social
Economic
& financial
Produced
Natural
Human
LOCAL USE OF
RESOURCES