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Ethnoveterinary knowledge and innovation – new project in Ghana

Project of promoting ethnoveterinary medicine for sustainable livestock husbandry in Northern Ghana     A 3-year “ethnovet” project (Oct 2019–Sept 2022) funded by Misereor / KZE (Catholic Central Agency for Development Aid, Germany) is being implemented by the Association of Church-based Development Projects (ACDEP) with four Ghanaian partner institutions and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss …

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Prolinnova-Mozambique annual report for 2019

Despite many challenges and adversities in 2019, the network in Mozambique managed to implement some activities with funds mainly from FAO and CIC-Batá (Centre for Initiatives for Cooperation, a Spanish NGO). These activities consisted in supporting and strengthening local innovation processes in some farmer associations, and disseminating previously identified and proven local innovations to other …

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Prolinnova–Ghana 2019 report

In 2019, the Ghana Country Platform (CP), hosted by ACDEP (Association of Church-Based Development NGOs), coordinated and took part in the Misereor-funded Proli-FaNS (Promoting Local Innovation for Food and Nutrition Security) project, which ended in September 2019 and now coordinates the follow-on project SULCI-Fans (Scaling Up Local Capacity to Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security). …

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Activities of Prolinnova–Cameroon in 2019

Le rapport annuel de Prolinnova-Cameroun pour l’année 2019 présente ses principales activités en matière d’identification et de documentation des innovations locales, de documentation de l’expérimentation conjointe menée par les agriculteurs et de mise en réseau, y compris la planification d’un foire de l’innovation paysanne au Cameroun en 2020. Prolinnova–Cameroon’s annual report for the year 2019 …

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News from Prolinnova in the era of Covid-19 / Des nouvelles du Prolinnova à l’ère du Covid-19

In this time of lockdown almost worldwide because of Covid-19, most Prolinnova partner organisations promoting farmer-led innovation, research and development have not been able to travel to meet with their farmer partners face-to-face, but the farmers continue their work – including their innovation in the face of the new challenges posed by the virus and …

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PK’s 2019 annual report

The coordinator of Prolinnova–Kenya (PK), Vincent Mariadho, has made an overview of PK’s main activities in 2019, most of which were funded through Misereor in the Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation for food and nutrition security) project. He reports also on PK’s participation in the International Partners Workshop (IPW) in Senegal and the inception workshop for …

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Vacancy: Subregional coordinator in Eastern & Southern Africa

  Prolinnova is seeking a new coordinator (part-time) in Eastern & Southern Africa (ESA). The key responsibility is to coordinate the setting up and operation of the ESA subregional platform for mutual learning and joint action in promoting local innovation and farmer-led participatory research and development, particularly within institutions of agricultural research, advisory services and …

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New Subregional Coordinator in West & Central Africa! / Nouveau coordinateur sous-régional en Afrique occidentale et centrale !

Abdel-Karim Ali Mahamane is the new Prolinnova Subregional Coordinator (SRC) for West & Central Africa as of 1 April 2020. His position is paid out of two projects funded through Misereor/KZE (Catholic Central Agency for Development Aid) in Germany: SULCI-FaNS (Scaling Up Local Capacity to Innovate in Food and Nutrition Security) and Proli-GEAFaSa (Promoting local …

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New Subregional Coordinator in West & Central Africa! / Nouveau coordinateur sous-régional en Afrique occidentale et centrale !

Abdel-Karim Ali Mahamane is the new Prolinnova Subregional Coordinator (SRC) for West & Central Africa as of 1 April 2020. His position is paid out of two projects funded through Misereor/KZE (Catholic Central Agency for Development Aid) in Germany: SULCI-FaNS (Scaling Up Local Capacity to Innovate in Food and Nutrition Security) and Proli-GEAFaSa (Promoting local …

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