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Kenyan farmer innovator at international consultation in Geneva

24. July 2022 / News & Events, Kenya Country Platform

Photo credit: David Elliot (Joe Ouko is in the middle, talking)  In May 2015, Joe Ouko, chair of the Farmer Innovators Association of Kenya, and three other members of the Prolinnova international network took part in a consultation in Geneva, Switzerland, on small-scale farmer innovation in agrobiodiverse systems. They were invited by the Quaker United Nations Office …

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CLIC–SR 2015 coordination & co-learning meeting

24. July 2022 / News & Events

The Prolinnova Country Platforms (CPs) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda held a two-day regional meeting for coordination of and co-learning from the CLIC–SR (Combining Local innovation Capacities with Scientific Research) project funded by The Rockefeller Foundation, USA. The main topics covered were: 1)     Studies on local innovation as a response to change perceived by farming communities …

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Mainstreaming PID in policy & practice: national dialogue in Ethiopia

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

In April 2015, Prolinnova–Ethiopia (PE) held a national workshop in Addis Ababa to share the results of the CLIC–SR project with relevant organisations that could have the capacity and interest to take some of the ideas forward. Presentations by farmer innovators from the two CLIC-SR project areas played a great role in influencing other participants …

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Prolinnova–Ethiopia policy brief on local innovation in agriculture

24. July 2022 / News & Events, Ethiopia Country Platform

Within the framework of the project “Strengthening Community Resilience to Change: Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research” (CLIC–SR) funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, Prolinnova–Ethiopia (PE) has published a policy brief entitled “Creating a space for local innovation in agriculture”. This is based on work of PE in promoting local innovation and farmer-led joint research. …

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Prolinnova-AAS Working Paper & article on farmer-led research

24. July 2022 / News & Events

The first output of the collaboration between Prolinnova and the CGIAR Research Programs on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) and Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has been published: Wettasinha C, Waters-Bayer A, van Veldhuizen L, Quiroga G and Swaans K. 2014. Study on impacts of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations. Penang, Malaysia: …

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Prolinnova joins AAS dialogue on scaling partnerships

24. July 2022 / News & Events

In early December 2014, the CGIAR research program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) convened researchers and development partners for a 3-day dialogue in Rome to explore how the impact of AAS research could be scaled out horizontally and scaled up through institutions and policies. Prolinnova experiences were well mirrored through participation in the dialogue by …

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Congratulations to Fetien Abay, AU Science & Technology Award winner

30. October 2022 / News & Events

A long-time member of the Prolinnova network, Fetien Abay, won the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award 2014 for the Eastern African Region in the Earth and Life Sciences category. The award ceremony was on 19 December 2014 at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Fetien was given recognition for her …

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Six cases of local innovation in Enebse Sar Midir, Ethiopia

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

In Enebse Sar Midir District of Amhara Region, Ethiopia, the community-based organisation (CBO) Alem Birhan Self-Help Community-Based Development Association is facilitating the Rockefeller Foundation-supported project “Strengthening resilience to change: Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research” (CLIC–SR). As part of this project, a multidisciplinary team from the CBO, a university, an agricultural college and a …

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First (virtual) meeting of new Prolinnova Oversight Group

24. July 2022 / News & Events

The Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG), the governance mechanism of the Prolinnova network, has a new composition after recent elections and held its first (virtual) meeting on 25 November 2014. The POG consists of 9 persons: 4 elected by the Country Platforms (CPs) and 1 by the International Support Team (IST) plus 4 independent persons, nominated …

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JOLISAA & Prolinnova lessons presented to EC & other CGIAR donors

30. October 2022 / News & Events

At a day-long workshop in Brussels on 7 Nov 2014, the European Commission Directorate General Development and Cooperation (DEVCO) presented its new approach to research and innovation for sustainable agriculture and food and nutrition security. Among several speakers, Ann Waters-Bayer from the Prolinnova International Secretariat at ETC Foundation presented the lessons learnt in the EU-funded …

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