From honeybee@iimahd.ernet.inWed Feb 15 22:17:25 1995 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 95 13:36:42 -0800 From: Kirit K Patel Reply to: indknow@u.washington.edu To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: fish trap Dear Gustaov Nice to hear from you about a fish trap used by Southern Venezuela farmers. Similarly in Gujarat (Western INDIA) people ( documented from farmer: Vasava Gujariabhai, TAl: Malsamot, Dist Bharuch, Gujarat, INDIA, REF: HONEY BEE, VOL. 4 (2&3):24) make fish trap from bamboo strips which is self operated.It is designed in such a way that fish can get only entry and once it comes inside there is no way to go out. People simply install it in small stream which passes near by to their field and divert flow to the trap by keeping some stones or making small bund and go to work. When they return from their field, collect the fishes traped in the net. They call it Bhosakia in their local language. SRISTI-( society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions) is working on indigenous knowledge system and biodiversity conservation. We are documeting and disseminating technological and institutitonal innovations developed by grassroots people through a newsletter called HONEY BEE- It documnts IK of people without making them poorer as HB collects pollen from flower. Secondly, it connects people to people through its about 7 vernacular versions and helps people to cross fertilise the people's idea as HB connects flower to flower and helps in pollination. We protect intellectual property rights of people by documanting each innovation with the name and address of individual innovator as well as community and communicator. Anyone interested to subscribe Honey BEE or to get more information about our work and network, please get in touch with us at folling address. Anil K Gupta ( Editor, Honey Bee) Cordinator, SRISTI C/O INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD-380 015 INDIA PH: 91-79-407241 (EXTN. 4444 or 4927) FAX: 91-79-427896 E.MAIL: HONEYBEE@IIMAHD.ERNET.IN ************************************************************************* Looking forward to hearing from you very soon kirit patel