abstract

This essay examines the benefits of substituting local knowledge and native materials for commercially imported consumer products in developing nations. The use of locally available resources supports the local economy, creates a more self-sufficient and sustainable community, and reduces the carbon footprint associated with transportation and shipping. Utilizing native crops also helps create a more circular economy and encourages entrepreneurship in communities affected by climate change and loss of biodiversity.

 

 

discussion

It is not a secret that developing nations are most affected by climate change and loss of biodiversity. Such nations need to be transformed into resilient and self-sufficient communities that are better equipped to face the challenges of the future. This short essay investigates the benefits of substituting local knowledge and native materials for commercially imported consumer products.

 

Obviously, using locally available resources can help to support the local economy. By using local resources, we can create a more self-sufficient community less reliant on imports. It would be negligent to pass over agriculture industry as an existing resource as it accounts for a large portion of labour activity in such countries. Through a combination of local crafts, artisanal and ancestral knowledge as well as breakthrough material sciences and the incredible diversity of crop species, it might be possible to utilize native crops as substitutes for commercially imported products. By finding alternative uses for these crops, we can help to create a more sustainable and circular economy.

 

One of the main advantages of utilizing native crops is that they are often well adapted to local growing conditions, making them more resilient to environmental challenges. Thus making such a method of production and sourcing more sustainable, assuming correct management within the local ecosystem.

 

Using native crops can also help to create a more circular economy. By using resources that are already available in the community, we can reduce the need for imports and reduce the carbon footprint associated with transportation and shipping. By integrating material sciences we can find innovative uses for these crops through out their lifetime, thereby creating closed-loop systems where waste materials are reused and re-purposed.

 

Finding alternative uses for native crops as substitutes for commercially imported consumer products can help create a more sustainable economy while also supporting the local ecosystem and encouraging entrepreneurship in geographical communities disproportionately impacted by the crises of our time.

 

 

avenues for further research

- Investigating the conceptual similarity of de-globalisation.

 

- Running a pilot test.

 

- Researching unintended environmental and sociaal impact/s of scaling up production for local agriculture.