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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
The ELI-FaNS Prolinnova project team in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, have documented another interesting innovation at Ozwathini. Read about it here. Preparing ash from aloe for preserving bean seed. Source: Tema Matebula, Mahlathini Development Foundation
On 30 April 2025, Prolinnova was invited by APAARI (Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions) to participate in this webinar organised by APAARI’s community of practice (CoP) on public private partnerships (PPPs). The objectives of the CoP on PPPs are to: Facilitate dialogue & trust-building: creating a neutral space for stakeholders to discuss challenges, expectations …
The 7th Africa-Wide Agricultural Extension Week (AAEW 2025) was held in Lilongwe, Malawi, on 12–16 May, co-hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Malawian Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (MaFAAS). The AAEW is a biennial flagship event of the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), which brings participants from across Africa and globally …
Prolinnova participates in 7th AFAAS Extension Week, 12–16 May 2025, Malawi Read More »
The FAO’s Global Farmer Field School Platform, in collaboration with the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) and Prolinnova, are running an initiative to give recognition to the innovative capacity of farmers and other stakeholders associated with farmer field schools. Applications are open until 25 May 2025, and we look forward to receiving yours! …
Deadline extended: Farmer Field Schools Innovation Award 2025 Read More »
Yesterday we had a successful webinar about institutionalising the approaches supported by Prolinnova into NGOs and governmental organisations. The first presentation, from Ghana, was made by Joe Nchor from ACDEP, Issifu Sulemana and Scholastica Atarah from the Centre for Ecological Agriculture and Livelihoods (CEAL). The second presentation was by Martha Opondo from Kenya Agriculture and …
The team from Senegal has prepared their annual report for 2024, which is available here.
