In collaboration with Vicente Zefanias, Romualdo Rutazihana conducted a two-day refresher course in November 2017 for more than 20 participants from Prolinnova-Mozambique partner organisations. A third day was set aside for elections: one focal point was elected for each of the three provinces where the network is operating (Maputo, Gaza & Inhambane). The workshop participants …
The overall progress report on Year 1 of the Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security) project funded through Misereor covers the period from 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2017. It shows how Prolinnova partners in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya have been enhancing the innovative capacities of rural communities …
The activities of Prolinnova–Mali in 2016 are directly linked to the actions planned for the third year of the third phase of the funding obtained from Misereor for PROFEIS (Promoting Farmer Experimentation and Innovation in the Sahel) activities, namely governance of the CP, continuation of joint experiments and mainstreaming of the PID approach. Read a …
Prolinnova–Mali annual report / rapport annuel 2016 Read More »
On 3 September 2017, a Farmer Innovation Fair was held at the Youth Association for Rural Development (YARD) offices in Ngogwe Sub-County in Buikwe District of Uganda. It was supported by HORIZONT3000, the Austrian Organization for Development Cooperation, under the auspices of their programme on “Enabling Rural Innovation (ERI) East Africa Project” in Uganda and …
Farmer Innovation Fair in Ngogwe Sub-County, Uganda Read More »
The new Subregional Coordinator (SRC) of Prolinnova activities in West & Central Africa is Georges Djohy, based in Benin. WCA coordinator: Georges Djohy, Benin Georges Djohy is a member of the wider Prolinnova network (Yahoogroup) but will be new to …
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The new Subregional Coordinator (SRC) of Prolinnova activities in West & Central Africa is Georges Djohy, based in Benin. WCA coordinator: Georges Djohy, Benin Georges Djohy is a member of the wider Prolinnova network (Yahoogroup) but will be new to …
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The mid-year progress report of the Promoting local innovation for Food and Nutrition Security” (Proli-FaNS) project up to July 2017 gives an overview of activities accomplished by the five Country Platforms involved – in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya. These include preparations for farmer-led research, advocacy and documentation activities, and the work of …
The Prolinnova Country Platforms have elected two new members in the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG): Elske van der Fliert to an independent seat in the POG and Joe Ouko to the seat for farmer organisations. Elske van de Fliert is Associate Professor at the University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, and Director of its Centre for …
Two new Prolinnova Oversight Group members elected Read More »
From 30 May to 1 June 2012, the Agricultural and Rural Development Department of the World Bank hosted an international workshop in Washington DC on “Investing in and Strengthening Agricultural Innovation Systems”. The 3-day event brought together people from both inside and outside the World Bank to launch the Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) Sourcebook and to …
World Bank workshop on Agricultural Innovation Systems Read More »
Pratap Shrestha of USC Canada has replaced Ann Waters-Bayer as co-chair of the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG). He is a founder member of Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD), a Nepal-based NGO that initially hosted Prolinnova–Nepal, and was Executive Director of LI-BIRD in 2003–09. He was instrumental in setting up Prolinnova–Nepal and was …
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