The Sacred Connection: How Traditional Healers Are Safeguarding Plants and Knowledge for Climate-Resilient Health

In this part of discussion, Dr. Lydia Matoke expands on best practices rooted in traditional wisdom, highlighting the nutritional and medicinal benefits of indigenous foods like sorghum and millet. She emphasizes their dual role in mitigating chronic diseases while simultaneously contributing to broader climate change mitigation efforts.

She stresses the critical importance of integrating the teaching of herbal medicine and traditional food knowledge into all learning institutions, to propagate this dynamic cultural heritage. She encourages involving youth through dedicated seminars to enlighten them about traditional medicine and career opportunities.

Dr. Matoke also addresses the current po ...