International Partner's Workshop Resources

Each year, the Prolinnova partners gather for an International Partners Workshop (IPW). This is hosted each time by a different Country Platform or by the International Support Team. Resource materials in preparation for and presented during the IPW and the final IPW reports are posted here:

IPW 2017 held in northern Ghana

Prolinnova partners and friends from 20 countries took part in the 2017 International Partners Workshop (IPW) on 15–18 May 2017 in Tamale in northern Ghana. The meeting was hosted by ACDEP (Association of Church-based Development Projects), the NGO that coordinates the multistakeholder Prolinnova platform in Ghana as well as the Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security) project in five African countries: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya.

The network’s governance body, the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG), met during the weekend immediately before the IPW to deliberate on fundamental strategic and operational issues central to the future of Prolinnova as an international network, including governance issues. It reviewed the status of implementation of projects and other initiatives under the Prolinnova umbrella. It also reviewed the existing Prolinnova guidelines and proposed new ones. It assessed and approved an application from Timor Leste to join the Prolinnova network as a new Country Platform (CP).

During the IPW, representatives of the various CPs engaged in lively exchange and constructive discussions from early in the morning until late in the evening, showing their great commitment to the vision of Prolinnova. The marketplace and thematic sessions on local innovation for food and nutrition security, with a focus on gender issues, allowed participants to share their work and achievements and to learn from each other’s ideas and suggestions. Inputs from related work of Groundswell International in West Africa, CIKOD (Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organisational Development) and IIRR (International Institute of Rural Reconstruction) also provided rich food for thought.

The newly appointed Prolinnova Subregional Coordinators – Amanuel Assefa for Eastern & Southern Africa and Georges Djohy for West & Central Africa – were introduced to the network. Participants from CPs in Africa and Asia had the opportunity to develop their plans for South–South mentoring, joint policy dialogue, fundraising and other regional activities.

Within the few days together in Tamale, the POG and the CP partners also managed to agree on criteria for selecting the future host organisation of the Prolinnova International Secretariat; to discuss issues of governance at national, regional and global level; and to make plans for the coming year.

A field visit to Yendi Municipality in the Northern Region – one of the Proli-FaNS action-learning sites in Ghana – rounded off the IPW and brought the participants in direct communication with men and women innovators in crop and livestock husbandry, food processing and soap making.

The IPW report is being compiled by the International Secretariat with the help of two students from University of Virginia and their professor, David Edmunds, who has organised internships of his students with Prolinnova partners in Africa and Asia over the past three years.

The Prolinnova network makes every effort to keep the costs of the IPW low so that the annual meeting can take place despite the fact that there is no core funding for it. Several participants covered costs out of their existing projects (including the Proli-FaNS project funded by Misereor/KZE) or their own pocket. The network is extremely grateful to the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) for covering the travel costs of Southern participants who did not have access to any project funding.

IIRR has offered to hosted IPW 2018 in the Philippines, hopefully together with a smallholder farmer innovation fair, and fundraising efforts have started already.

The report on the IPW 2017 can be found here.

Announcing IPW 2017 in Tamale, Ghana

Prolinnova-Ghana is hosting this year’s International Partners Workshop (IPW). ACDEP (Association of Church-based Development Projects), the NGO that coordinates the multistakeholder Country Platform (CP) in Ghana, is handling the overall coordination of the meeting, which will be held at the University of Development Studies Conference Centre in Tamale, northern Ghana, on 15-18 May. The participants will also be acommodated in the conference centre.

The first three days will be the partners meeting, followed by an (optional) field visit on Thursday 18 May. We will also piggyback other meetings before and after the IPW, on 13-14 May and on 19 May, e.g. of the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) and other Prolinnova initiatives such as Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security).

The costs are borne by the participants. CP coordinators in Africa, Asia and the Andes have nominated representatives from each CP to attend the IPW 2017 and have obtained funding for their participation from project budgets (e.g. through Misereor), from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and from other sources, including their own pockets.

The programme (see below in English and French) was drawn up through a participatory process to include topics that network partners deem interesting and relevant. The opening session will be a policy-influencing event together with a marketplace of resources about experiences in the different countries. Particular attention will be given to local innovation and farmer-led participatory research for food and nutrition security, with a focus on gender issues, drawing on ongoing activities of several Prolinnova CPs. Another major topic will be how to strengthen policy dialogue to create enabling conditions for farmer-led research and development.

The two new Subregional Coordinators of the Prolinnova platforms in West & Central Africa - Georges Djohy from Benin - and in Eastern & Southern Africa - Amanuel Assefa from Ethiopia - will be introduced and welcomed in their new positions, set up to support the process of regionalisation of Prolinnova activities, starting in Africa.

General information for participants can be found here. The programme for the IPW in English and French can be found below.

For more information about the event, please contact Michael Pervarah in ACDEP (mcpervarah@acdep.org) and Chesha Wettasinha in the Prolinnova International Secretariat (c.wettasinha@kit.nl).

Prolinnova International Partners Workshop (IPW) 2017, Tamale, Ghana, 15–18 May 2017

	MONDAY 15 May	TUESDAY 16 May	WEDNESDAY 17 May	THURSDAY 18 May
08:30 – 10:30	Organisation of the market place: CP participants set up stalls to showcase own material as well as the projects they are involved in under the Prolinnova umbrella such as FaReNe, University of Virginia internships, A Growing Culture, Nuffic-funded PID training and others Opening of the workshop Welcome and opening addresses (organised by ACDEP)	POG report and issues Findings from e-evaluation 2016 Regionalisation of the Prolinnova network Africa – progress to date; introduction of subregional coordinators; role of taskforces; host organisations; transfer of tasks from international secretariat Asia – current situation and what is next? Latin America – current situation and what is next?	Network-related issues – revised guidelines; National Steering Committees, host organisations; minimum commitments; reduced number of CPs; contact persons in some countries; procedure for new CPs Fundraising – at national, regional and international level (in the context of transition to regions/South) What is in the pipeline? How to make funding more sustainable? How to ensure that all CPs have funds to continue their work?	Field visit
10:30 – 11:00	Tea break (Market opens)	Tea break	Tea break
11:00 – 12:30	Opening session – visitors interact with CPs in the market	Regionalisation of Prolinnova (continued) International Secretariat – from KIT to host in the Global South Criteria and potential host organisations Process of transition North–South linkages Changing role and location of International Support Team Focal point in Global North	Open Space – World Café	Field visit
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch – market continues	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14:00 – 15:30	Introductions, programme and logistics Introduction of Subregional Coordinators PID for food and nutrition security with focus on women Introduction to Proli-FaNS and objectives Current status of implementation	Influencing policy to create enabling conditions for local innovation and PID Experiences of the network and guest organisations/ projects; new ideas, tools such as Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) Outcome Assessment	Review of action plan 2016 and preparation of action plan 2017
15:30 – 16:00	Tea break	Tea break	Tea break
16:00 – 17:30	PID for food and nutrition security with focus on women Experiences of Proli-FaNS and other projects in relation to LI/PID for food and nutrition security, with focus on women (eg. FaReNe; GRC etc)	Monitoring and evaluation of LI/PID processes – Capacity to innovate as an aspect to evaluate	Evaluation of workshop and wrap-up	Feedback from field visit teams
Evening	Screening of videos (from different CPs)	Social evening – bring traditional clothing and music!!!	Preparation of field visit

Atelier International de Partenaires de Prolinnova (IPW) 2017, Tamale, Ghana, 15–18 Mai 2017

HORAIRE	LUNDI, LE 15 MAY	MARDI, LE 16 MAY	MERCREDI, LE 17 MAY	JEUDI, LE 18 MAY
08:30 – 10:30	Organisation de l’endroit du marché: des participants PP mettent en place des stands pour présenter leurs propres matériaux ainsi que les projets dont ils travail sous Prolinnova tels que FaReNe, les stages de l’Université de Virginia, A Growing Culture et la formation DPI financé par Nuffic, et d’autres Ouverture de l’atelier Accueil et cérémonie d’ouverture (organisé par ACDEP)	Le rapport de POG et des questions Des résultats de l’évaluation 2016 La régionalisation du réseau Prolinnova Afrique– progrès jusqu’à présent; rôles des coordinateurs sous-régionaux; rôle des taskforces; organisations hôtes; le transfert de tâches du secrétariat international Asie– la situation actuelle et prochaine Amérique Latine– situation actuelle et prochaine	Des questions associées au réseau – revoir les lignes directrices; Comités Nationaux de Pilotage, organisations hôtes; des engagements minimums; nombre réduit de PPs; des personnes à contacter en certains pays sans PP; la procédure pour des nouveaux PPs Collecte de fonds – au niveau national, régional et international (dans le contexte de transition aux régions/au Sud) Qu’est-ce qu’il est en cours de réalisation ? Comment faire le financement plus durable ? Comment assurer que tous les PPs ont assez de fonds pour continuer leur travail ?	Visite au terrain
10:30 – 11:00	Pause-café (marché ouvre)	Pause-café	Pause-café
11:00 – 12:30	Début de la session – interaction au marché entre les visiteurs et les PPs	Régionalisation du réseau Prolinnova (suite) Secrétariat International – transfert du KIT à un hôte au Sud Global Critères et organisations hôtes potentielles Processus de transition de relation Nord–Sud Changement du rôle et l’emplacement d’Equipe Internationale d’Appui Point focal du Nord Global	Open Space – Café Mondial	Visite au terrain
12:30 – 14:00	Déjeuner – marché continue	Déjeuner	Déjeuner	Déjeuner
14:00 – 15:30	Introduction, programme et logistiques Introduction de coordinateurs sous-régionaux DPI pour la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle avec l’accent sur des femmes Introduction à Proli-FaNS et des objectives La situation actuelle de la mise en œuvre	Influencer la politique afin de créer des conditions possibles pour l’innovation locale et DPI Des expériences réseautages et des projets /organisations; nouvelles idées, outils tels que Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) Outcome Assessment (Recherche et Politique en matière du Développement Evaluation des Résultats)	Revue de plan d’action 2016 et préparation de plan d’action 2017
15:30 – 16:00	Pause-Café	Pause-Café	Pause-Café
16:00 – 17:30	DPI pour la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle avec l’accent sur des femmes Expériences de Proli-FaNS et d’autres projets liés aux Innovations Locales / PID pour la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle, avec l’accent sur des femmes (ex. FaReNe; GRC etc.)	Suivi et évaluation de processus de l’Innovation Locale/PID – Capacité d’innover comme un aspect à évaluer	Evaluation de l’atelier et conclusion	Retour d’information des équipes de visite de terrain
Soirée	Des vidéos (de différents PPs)	Soirée de rendez-vous – apportez les vêtements traditionnels et de la musique!!!	Préparation de visite de terrain

2016 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop Report (16-19 May 2016, Senegal) (PDF file; size: 2.9MB)

IPW 2016 held in Senegal

Photo: Taylor Barry

The 18-minute video made by Thiès TV about the IPW2016 - reporting on participants from 22 countries who met in Thiès to discuss local innovation and methodologies to promote participatory innovation development - can be found here:

Vidéo- Atelier PROLINNOVA-PROFEIS: 22 pays à Thies pour discuter des innovations et méthodologies culturales…

PROLINNOVA International Partners Workshop Report 2016 (pdf file: 2.9 MB)

Prolinnova/PROFEIS–Senegal coordinated by Agrecol-Afrique hosted the 2016 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop (IPW) in the week of 16–20 May 2016. Files of the presentations are inserted into the programme below.

Programme Prolinnova IPW 2016, Thiès, Senegal

Host: Agrecol Afrique

Venue: Centre Tostan

14–15 May: Parallel meetings of Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) and PROFEIS/FaReNe (Farmer-led Research Networks)

15 May: CLIC-SR (Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research) annual meeting

16–18 May: IPW

19 May: Field visit

20 May: Meeting of West African partners of PROFEIS/Prolinnova and Global Resilience Challenge (GRC)

21–23 May: GRC project meeting

	Monday 16 May	Tuesday 17 May	Wednesday 18 May	Thurs. 19 May
Morning 8h30 – 10h30	Organisation of the marketplace (at Centre Tostan) Organised by Jean-Marie Diop and Eunice Karanja Participants set up stall for own CP – bring reports, booklets, photos, posters, etc.) Opening session: Keynotes Organised by PROFEIS/Prolinnova–Senegal	POG report and issues Organised by Chris Macoloo and Ann Waters-Bayer Prolinnova strategy 2016–20 Task team: Brigid Letty, Ann Waters-Bayer, CheshaWettasinha, Chris Macoloo	Network issues: decision-making on CPs’ and IST’s minimum commitments Organised by Chris Macoloo and PratapShrestha International Farmer Innovation Day (IFID) Organised by Sonali Bisht and Emily Monville Regional and national farmer innovation fairs – feedback from 2015 Organised by Jean Bosco Etoa and Maria Omonte Fundraising: status and future possibilities Organised by Dharma Dangol and AmanuelAssefa	Field visit
10h30 – 11h00	Tea break: market open	Tea break	Tea break	Tea break
11h00 12h30	Opening session / marketplace (continued) KIT presentation, current host of International Secretariat By Bart Steenhuijsen de Piters	Strategy: continued	Open Space / World Café Organised by Harriet Ndagire and Patrick Lameck (participants suggest topics to be discussed; tables are facilitated per topic by person who suggested topic; participants circulate between tables)	Field visit
13h00 -14h00	Lunch: market open	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
14h00	Introductions, explanation of programme and logistics Organised by PROFEIS/Prolinnova Senegal Local innovative capacity and resilience Farmer-led Research Networks and community resilience Experiences from CLIC–SR and the Global Resilience Challenge Team Organised by Peter Gubbels and YohannesGebreMichael	Strategy: continued	Review of action plan IPW 2015; planning for 2016 Organised by Joe Nchor and Joshua Zake	Feedback from field visit (possibly during a late lunch) Organised by TsuambaBourgou
15h30 -16h00	Tea break	Tea break	Tea break
16h00 – 17h30	DOLI (Development Outcomes of Local Innovation) research study – introduction, what the research is about and update on progress Organised by Chesha Wettasinha and Ann Waters-Bayer	Gender & youth issues in Prolinnova Organised by Susan Kaaria, Mawahib Ahmed and Gabriela Quiroga Gilardoni	Wrap-up and evaluation Organised by IIRR Closure Organised by PROFEIS/Prolinnova Senegal	Departure of participants (not staying for the 20–23 May meetings)
Evening		Social evening Organised by PROFEIS/Prolinnova–Senegal	Preparation for field visit Organised by PROFEIS/Prolinnova–Senegal

List of participants

Name	Country	Organisation
Amanuel Assefa	Ethiopia	Precise Consult International
Ann Waters-Bayer	Germany	Prolinnova International Support Team
Assétou Kanouté	Mali	PROFEIS/ADAF-Gallè
Bart de Steenhuijsen Piters	Netherlands	KIT
Bourama Diakité	Mali	PROFEIS/ADAF-Gallè
Bourgou Tsuamba	Burkina Faso	ANSD
Brigid Letty	South Africa	Institute of Natural Resources
Chantheang Tong	Cambodia	CEDAC
Chesha Wettasinha	Netherlands	Prolinnova International Support Team
Chris Macoloo	Kenya	World Neighbors
David Edmunds	USA	University of Virginia
Dharma Dangol	Nepal	Tribhuvan University
Djibril Diarra	Mali	PROFEIS/Adaf-Gallè
Djibril Thiam	Senegal	PROFEIS/Agrecol-Afrique
Do Christophe Ouattara	Burkina Faso	World Neighbors
Emily Monville	Philippines	IIRR
Eunice Wambui Karanja	Kenya	Prolinnova/World Neighbors
Gabriela Quiroga	Netherlands	Prolinnova International Support Team
Harriet Ndagire	Uganda	Kulika Uganda
Jean Bosco Etoa	Cameroon	COSADER
Jean Marie Diop	Belgium	Prolinnova International Support Team
Joseph Nchor	Ghana	ACDEP (Association of Church-based Development Projects)
Joshua Zake	Uganda	Environmental Alert
Kate Schecter	USA	World Neighbors
Loren Cardelli	USA	A Growing Culture
Maria Omonte (could not join)	Bolivia	World Neighbors
Mathieu Ouedraogo (could not join)	Burkina Faso	PROFEIS/Réseau MARP
Mawahib Ahmed (could not join)	Sudan	National Center for Agricultural Research
Mutizwa Mukute	Zimbabwe	independent consultant
Patrick Lameck	Tanzania	INADES-Formation
Peter Gubbels	Ghana	Groundswell International
Pratap Shrestha	Nepal	USC-Canada
Samuel Glover Campbell	USA	University of Virginia
Sanou Issouf	Burkina Faso	National Farmers Association
Sebgo Seydou	Burkina Faso	ANSD
Seema Kumari	India	INHERE
Siaka Bangali	Burkina Faso	PROFEIS/Diobass
Simon Mwangonda	Tanzania	Ileje Rural Development Organisation
Sonali Bisht	India	INHERE
Susan Kaaria	Italy	FAO
Taylor Mariel Barry	USA	University of Virginia
Thomas Price	Italy	Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR) Secretariat
Tyler Berkeley	USA	University of Virginia
Yohannes GebreMichael	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa University

Information for participants attending the Prolinnova IPW

Senegal, in West Africa, is the westernmost country of the African continent on the Atlantic Ocean, at the junction of Europe, Africa and the Americas. Senegal is at a major crossroad for sea and air routes. Covering an area of 196,722 km², it is bounded to the north by Mauritania, to the east by Mali, to the south by Guinea and Guinea Bissau, to the west by Gambia and the Atlantic Ocean on a 500 km front. Dakar (550 km²), the capital, is a peninsula located in the extreme west. Three rivers cross the country from east to west: the Senegal River (1700 km) in the north, the Gambia (750 km) and the Casamance (300 km) in the south. Senegal is characterised by two seasons – a dry season from November to June and a rainy season from July to October – and three types of vegetation: forest in the south, savannah in the centre and steppe in the north. Senegal has fourteen regions with an estimated population of 14 million inhabitants.

Visa and immigration requirements

Since 1 July 2013, a biometric visa is required to enter Senegal for nationals of countries that require Senegalese nationals to pay a visa fee. Nationals of other countries must present a passport, or a valid national identity card in the case of nationals of ECOWAS countries. This biometric visa is issued at the diplomatic and consular offices in thirteen countries – France, Spain, Belgium, USA, Italy, China, Cameroon, India, Germany, Mauritania, South Africa, Russia and Gambia – as well as at the Senegal border posts. Visa fees were abolished in April 2015.

Please bring with you a copy of the invitation to the IPW and other related meetings as well as a travel authorisation of your own organisation.

For more information, please check the website of the Immigration Department of Senegal: http://www.gouv.sn/-Ambassades-et-consulats-etrangers-.html

Participants from Bolivia, Kenya, Nepal, Tanzania and Uganda can also send a copy of their passports to Djibril Thiam (thiamdjibril@yahoo.fr) and assistance from Agrecol Afrique will be provided if needed to get a visa.

Health requirements

Yellow fever and hepatitis A and B vaccinations are strongly recommended, as well as malaria prophylaxis. It is recommended to travel to Senegal with your health card/book.

Climate

In May, the period of the IPW, it is warm in Thiès. The temperature varies during the day between 19°C and 32°C. This is the dry season with a dry wind.

International flights

Participants have to arrange their own flights (including CLIC–SR partners, who also are responsible for booking and buying their own air tickets).

Dakar is one of the largest airports in West Africa. It is served by almost all airline companies that operate in Africa.

Upon arrival at Dakar Airport

Please look for your name or “Prolinnova”on a welcoming sign inside or outside the airport terminal. A vehicle will be sent to fetch you from the airport and take you to Thiès or to a hotel in Dakar. If you cannot locate anybody to pick you up, please call DjibrilThiam: 00221771139716 or 00221766450531.

Transport from Dakar to the venue in Thiès will be arranged by Agrecol Afrique and will cost 10000FCFA / € 15 per person (round trip).

If your flight arrives in the evening and you need to spend the night in Dakar, please send an email to Djibril Thiam (thiamdjibril@yahoo.fr) and the Prolinnova International Secretariat (g.quiroga@kit.nl and c.wettasinha@kit.nl). A single room will be booked for you at Sargal Hotel (http://www.sargalhotel.com/index3.php). The cost of a single room is 35000FCFA / € 54, breakfast included.

Currency

The currency of Senegal is CFA Francs (FCFA). 1 Euro (€) = 655.957 FCFA and 1 USD = 590 FCFA (11/03/2016). There are many domestic and foreign banks in Senegal. The city of Thiès is the city in Senegal that is second best served by banks, after Dakar the capital. Money can be exchanged through the banks or exchange booths at the airport or in Thiès. Only FCFA can be drawn from the ATMs.

Accommodation

The meeting will take place at the NGO "Tostan Training Centre". This is a venue located 5 km from the centre of Thiès:

Tostan Training Centre

Route de Tassette, BP 326

Thiès, Senegal

Tel: +221 33 952 04 36

A welcome dinner will be held on 17 May in the evening and a farewell and cultural evening will be held on 20 May in the garden of the Centre or on the garden level of the Chamber of Commerce of Thiès (tbc).

There is wireless Internet connectivity in the bedrooms as well as in the meeting rooms, the restaurant and the garden.

The rooms at Tostan Centre are limited in number and will be shared:

Double room with ceiling fan only (two occupants – sharing basis) € 26 total.

Double room with air conditioning (two occupants – sharing basis) € 29 total.

All prices include breakfast.

Payments at Tostan Centre can be made only in cash on local currency (FCFA), so please plan accordingly.

Meeting venue

The IPW will also take place in the Tostan Training Centre in Thiès. There are different meeting rooms and a garden that can also be used for group discussion. The official opening will be held in the big hall.

Meals

Lunches and coffee/tea will be provided during the meetings, and water will be available throughout the sessions. During lunch, water or a soft drink will be provided. Anyone wanting something different can order from the menu and pay for the extras.

For self-financed participants, the tea breaks and water during the meetings will cost about € 4 per person per day, while lunch and dinner will cost about € 12 per person per day.

Please let us know if you have specific dietary requirements, as this may require a prior arrangement.

Dinner outside the Centre is possible but has to be arranged by participants themselves.

Other expenses

No per diems will be paid to participants; you will have to cover any other costs yourself.

Electricity

Electricity supply is 220 volt AC 50 Hz. Bring an adapter for the proper plug configuration. Both round 2-pronged and rectangular 3-pronged plug sockets are in use.

Medical services

There are many private and government medical centres for services, if needed. At any time, the IPW organising committee or the Centre can make arrangements, including a vehicle. Simply call one of the organisers (phone numbers given above) or go to the reception of the Centre. The costs of medical help would have to be borne by the participants themselves. It would be advisable for participants to get a travel insurance for the duration of their stay in Senegal.

Field visit

A field visit – optional – to meet farmer innovators and an agroecological farm will be organised as part of the IPW. The costs for the visit are as follows: transport 2500FCFA/ € 4 and food 5000 FCFA / € 8, so a total of € 12 per person.

2015 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop Report: 27–30 April 2015, Remhai Hotel in Axum Axum Town, Tigray Region, Ethiopia (PDF file; size: 3.8 MB)

2014 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop Report : 12-15 May 2014, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (PDF file; size: 701 KB)

PowerPoint Presentations at IPW 2014:

Looking on 10 years experiences of Prolinnova Ethiopia (PDF file ; size: 458 KB)
Achievements in 10 years: Uganda (PDF file ; size: 321 KB)
Climate Change, Innovation and Gender (PDF file ; size: 123 KB)
Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research (CLIC–SR) (PDF file ; size: 34 KB)
Community resilience (PDF file ; size: 103 KB)
Local Innovation and Experimentation: an entry point to Climate-Change adaptation for sustainable livelihoods in Asia (LINEX CCA) Meeting (PDF file ; size: 179 KB)
Building Community Resilience: Experience of LINEX-CCA ProjectCambodia, India and Nepal (PDF file ; size: 5.17 MB)
Local innovation and experimentation: an entry point to climate change adaptation for sustainable livelihoods in Asia: India (PDF file ; size: 2.20 MB)
Local innovation and experimentation: an entry point to climate-change adaptation for sustainable livelihoods in Asia (LINEX-CCA): Overview of LINEX-CCA in Cambodia (PDF file ; size: 2.7 MB)
Mini Workshop: 10 Year Achievement of Cambodia and 7 Years Achievement of Kenya Sharing (PDF file ; size: 35 KB)
Nepal Country Programme: 10 Years Experience (PDF file ; size: 557 KB)
Impacts of farmer-led approaches to agricultural research and development: Lessons learnt (PDF file ; size: 563 KB)
Prolinnova Mainstreaming LI/PID internationally (PDF file ; size: 431 KB)
Prolinnova e-evaluation (PDF file ; size: 1 MB)
Prolinnova Kenya: Achievements and Challenges 2007-2014 (PDF file ; size: 31 KB)
Sharing findings from the field visit: Group visit to Kampong Chhnang (PDF file ; size: 51 KB)
Prolinnova Cambodia (PDF file ; size: 78 KB)

2013 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop Report (27-28 May 2013 in Kenya) (PDF file; size: 680 KB)

2012 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop Report (12-14 March 2012, Bamako, Mali) (PDF file; size: 570 KB)

PowerPoint Presentations at IPW 2012:

Climate-change adaptation and PID (PDF file ; size: 393 KB)
LISF synthesis of lessons learnt (PDF file ; size: 228 KB)
CLIC-SR Combining Local Adaptive Capacity with Scientific Research (PDF file ; size: 55 KB)
LINEX Local Innovation & Experimentation for CCA (PDF file ; size: 1.01 MB)
Multistakeholder Programmes review: Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda (PDF file ; size: 1.28 MB)
Kenya Network Study (PDF file ; size: 183 KB)
Prolinnova Oversight Group report to IPW 2012 (PDF file ; size: 96KB)
Prolinnova in GCARD 2 (PDF file ; size: 3.03 MB)

Prolinnova–Tanzania hosted IPW in March 2011

The annual International Partners Workshop (IPW) was hosted on 21–25 March 2011 by the Prolinnova–Tanzania National Steering Committee and the coordinating NGO PELUM–Tanzania (www.prolinnova.net/tanzania). About 30 people from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe took part. It was preceded by a “writeshop” on experiences made by eight of the Prolinnova Country Platforms (CPs), including the one in Tanzania, in piloting Local Innovation Supports Funds (www.prolinnova.net/lisf).

The first day of the IPW, held in Dar es Salaam, was open to other Tanzanian stakeholders in agricultural research and development. The Tanzanian Minister of Agriculture, the Honorable Professor Jumanne Maghembe gave the keynote address and formally opened the IPW. This day included an information market, presentation of the international and Tanzanian activities of Prolinnova, launching of a video on local innovation and participatory innovation development (PID), and launching of an associated project “Including Smallholders in Agricultural Research for Development” (INSARD; www.pelumrd.org/index.php/insard-argo-research).

The following four days of the IPW were held in Morogoro and focused on key dimensions of Prolinnova work: mainstreaming gender in PID, strengthening multi‐stakeholder partnerships, integrating farmer organisations into Prolinnova, reviewing the network’s performance in 2010 and agreeing on future actions, including diversifying both in-country and external sources of funding. It was also an opportunity to interact with the civil-society organisations coordinating INSARD, which held its inaugural meeting at the same venue.

The Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG; www.prolinnova.net/content/prolinnova-oversight-group), which had met in Dar es Salaam just before the IPW, briefed the network on its decisions. These included the welcoming of a newly formed CP in Cameroon (www.prolinnova.net/cameroon) and the go-ahead for an initiative to start a Prolinnova multi-stakeholder platform in India (contact: Ms Sonali Bisht sonalibisht@yahoo.co.in).

This IPW was the first one organised without funding support from the Netherlands Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS). The fact that the network was able to organise the IPW using diverse sources of funding, including own funds from participants and their organisations, is an important sign of Prolinnova’s growing maturity and independence.

The proceedings of the 2011 IPW are now available under: www.prolinnova.net/resources/ipw-resources

2011 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop Report (21-25 March 2011, Tanzania) (PDF file: 1.87 MB)

2010 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop Report (22-26 March 2010, Netherlands) (PDF file; size :2,602 KB)

2009 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop Report (8-11 May 2009, Nepal) (PDF file; size :4,978 KB)

2008 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop Report (31 March - 1 April, Ghana) (PDF file; size :932 KB)

2007 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop Report (19-23 March, Senegal) (PDF file; size : 718 KB)

2006 Prolinnova International Partners Workshop Report (6-10 March. Cambodia) (PDF file; size : 405 KB)