Author name: IIRR-Annie

Prolinnova-Nepal at APAARI consultation on agri-food innovation

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

An expert consultation on agri-food innovation in Asia and the Pacific was held on 1-3 November 2016 in Taiwan, jointly organised by the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutes (APAARI) with other international organisations. The meeting emphasised the need to involve farming communities in innovation processes with scientists. Suman Manandhar was invited to present lessons …

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Prolinnova-Cameroon at GFRAS annual meeting 2016

24. July 2022 / Cameroon, News & Events

On behalf of Prolinnova, Jean Bosco Etoa (Prolinnova-Cameroon) attended the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) annual meeting on 3-6 October 2016 in Limbe, Cameroon, on the role of rural advisory services in inclusive agripreneurship. A Prolinnova stand was set up, in which various materials were distributed to the participants, such as the FIPAO 2015 (West Africa Farmer Innovation …

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Farmer-scientist CLIC–SR project completed!

15. August 2022 / information

The project “Strengthening Community Resilience to Change: Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research” (CLIC–SR), supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, was completed on 31 August 2016. During the four years since 2012, the Prolinnova Country Platforms in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda made large strides in: strengthening the innovative capacity of small-scale farmers and their communities, strengthening …

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CLIC-SR completion workshop in Ethiopia

15. August 2022 / information

After having completed the CLIC–SR (Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research) project funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, Prolinnova–Ethiopia organised a national stakeholders meeting. The objectives were to present and discuss the outcomes of the project, to assess the contribution of small-scale farmer innovation to agricultural research and development in Ethiopia, and to define the way forward for the Prolinnova–Ethiopia network. A …

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Training & mentorship in PID in South Africa

4. September 2022 / News & Events, South Africa

Cases of joint experimentation – Outcomes and lessons learnt August 2015 to July 2016 A training programme, conducted in collaboration with the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), funded by Nuffic involved two workshops and a period of practical application of the principles covered in the workshops. The final report documents the cases of joint experimentation undertaken …

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Integration of PID into university curricula

11. January 2023 / Integrating PID into teaching material & curricula

At the International Partners’ Workshop (IPW) in Cambodia in 2006, Prolinnova partners decided to give more attention to integrating the Participatory Innovation Development (PID) approach into higher education. They asked the Centre for International Cooperation of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (CIS-VUA), then part of the International Support Team (IST), to facilitate creation of a Curriculum Development component. The aim …

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Promoting innovation by youth in agriculture & agri-food enterprises

24. July 2022 / Youth and PID

Engaging youth in agriculture and related businesses can keep rural areas vibrant and counteract the tendency of migration of youth from rural to urban areas. It is vital that young people are offered education and training in agriculture, have a voice in influencing agricultural and rural policy, and are encouraged to engage in rural innovation. …

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