Sociological Approach to Empowering the Middle-aged And Elderly by Considering their Native Knowledge (Case study: Agriculture of Taleghan and its Suburbs)

The main purpose of this research is to know the local agricultural knowledge of middle-aged and elderly people in Taleghan and its suburbs.

To achieve this goal, two documentary methods and grounded theory were used. And to collect information, semi-structured and unstructured interviews, library and document study have been used. Sampling in this research was random.

According to the findings of this research, we can understand the role of local agricultural knowledge of middleaged and elderly people, due to being influenced by local culture, norms, traditions, values and human-nature relations, and the experience and knowledge that comes from geographical, economic, and social location. and the culture of Taleghan and its suburbs; became

The results of the research also show that due to the neglect of the local knowledge of the middle-aged and elderly, and the lack of proper management to identify needs, planning and decision-making, and the lack of participation of the villagers, they have faced many economic, social and environmental problems. Is. that by using information and communication technology (ICT) together with indigenous knowledge of agriculture to empower and increase people's participation and spread and exchange local experiences of middle-aged and elderly people towards the real goals of sustainable development in Taleghan and its suburbs.