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This research addresses critical gaps in African climate adaptation strategies by documenting and validating traditional ecological knowledge systems currently practiced across the continent. The agricultural wisdom platform model proposed offers practical application for preserving farming knowledge in Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and other African contexts where oral traditions risk being lost. By demonstrating how ancestral memory functions as climate technology, this work provides frameworks for African designers, policymakers, and technologists to develop culturally-grounded, community-owned digital systems. The research also contributes to decolonizing technology design by centering African epistemologies and positioning community elders as intellectual authorities rather than data sources. It has direct applications for agricultural extension services, climate adaptation programs, seed sovereignty initiatives, and digital heritage preservation across African nations facing both climate crisis and knowledge erosion.