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PID Training-of-Trainers workshop in Senegal, July 2025

The report from the PID training of trainers workshop that took place in Senegal on 7-17 July is now available and can be downloaded here. The participants in the workshop were selected from the Prolinnova Country Platforms (CPs), namely Scholastica Atarah from Prolinnova-Ghana, Jackson Kadiaka (Prolinnova-South Africa), Martha Opondo (Prolinnova-Kenya), Augustin Oudraogo (Prolinnova-Burkina Faso), Oumi …

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Prolinnova articles in June 2025 issue of Appropriate Technology

Two articles from the Prolinnova network were published in the June 2025 issue of the Appropriate Technology magazine: Beating drought in the Sahel by supporting water-conserving farmer innovations – by Kouete Paul Jimmy, Djibril Thiam, Augustin Ouedraogo, Assane Gueye, Hamade Sigue & Chesha Wettasinha Getting farmer-led joint innovation processes mainstreamed: lessons from Kenya and Ghana …

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Webinar series about institutionalising PID in research institutes & universities

In 2023, Prolinnova held three webinars to provide an opportunity for its Community of Practice to share experiences in linking with university & research actors in promoting the Participatory Innovation Development (PID) approach. Webinar 1 (19 April 2023): “Case studies on PID activities implemented in Prolinnova Country Platforms (CPs) in collaboration with university and research …

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New Prolinnova Working Paper on integrating PID into local government

Prolinnova Working Paper 39: The role of a local government officer in integrating PID into the practice of small-scale farmers in Kenya, authored by Martha Opondo, Vincent Mariadho & Amos Okore, has been uploaded on the Prolinnova website and is available in both English and French (Le rôle d’un fonctionnaire local dans l’intégration du DPI …

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Growing the Country Platform in Nepal

Prolinnova–Nepal is in the process of expanding its network and broadening its horizon at the provincial level. Till now, Prolinnova Nepal has been more or less active around Kathmandu and Chitwan districts. In this regard, the Asia Regional Coordinator (Sharad Rai) visited headquarters of Ilam district (one of the hill districts of Eastern Nepal known …

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Agroecology & Innovations online course in 2025

An Agroecology & Innovations online course was taught in English by Schola Campesina Aps, in collaboration with the Grassroots Innovations Assembly for Agroecology (GIAA). It is offered by the University of Vermont’s Institute for Agroecology in partnership with Stats4SD, with support from the McKnight Foundation. The course consisted of 7 video-conference sessions that ran from …

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Resource Book for Collective Innovation, 2009

A resource book for ARD practitioners developed by Richard Hawkins (Main editor) in collaboration with invited members from the National ARD Task Team in South Africa. The resource can be accessed here.

Prolinnova network mourns untimely death of Assane Gueye on 27 May 2025 in Thiès, Senegal

A true pioneer of agroecology and organic farming in Senegal, Assane Gueye was the coordinator of the NGO, Agrecol-Afrique, the host organisation of Prolinnova–Senegal. He played an important role from the beginning of Prolinnova’s establishment in Senegal and was personally involved in ensuring that the local innovation and participatory innovation development (PID) approach was institutionalised …

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Le réseau Prolinnova pleure le décès inattendu de Assane Gueye survenu le 27 mai 2025 à Thiès au Sénégal

Assane Gueye (1975-2025), Crédit Photo : ONG AGRECOL Afrique Véritable pionnier de l’agroécologie et de l’agriculture biologique au Sénégal, Assane Gueye à son récent poste Coordonnateur de l’ONG AGRECOL Afrique. De par sa position à AGRECOL qui est l’organisation hôte de Prolinnova–Sénégal, Assane a été le lien parfait. Il était l’un des artisans de la mise …

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