Author name: IIRR-Annie

Prolinnova–Ethiopia policy brief on local innovation in agriculture

15. August 2022 / information

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. As a …

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Farmer–scientist interface at CLIC-SR site in Axum, Tigray

24. July 2022 / information

In this report, the Prolinnova-Ethiopia coordinator describes a visit to the CLIC–SR (Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research) project partners in the Axum area in September 2014, including a workshop to review the progress of farmer-led joint experimentation. He brings interviews of farmers and scientists involved in research and innovation related to pollination by bees, field drainage and women’s involvement …

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About the Ethiopia Country Platform

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

Prolinnova–Ethiopia is a national platform to create space and provide a conducive environment for recognising and enriching local innovation processes in agriculture and natural resource management (NRM). It aims to scale up and integrate Participatory Innovation Development (PID) approaches in governmental and non-governmental organisations concerned with agricultural and NRM research, extension, education and training. Its overall objective is to contribute to enhancing food security, …

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Ouagadougou Declaration

24. July 2022 / News & Events

Participants in the May 2015 workshop on farmer-led research agreed on recommendations for decision- and policymakers in agricultural research and development. Representatives from West African farmer organisations, national and international research institutions, national and international development organisations, and technical and financial partners took part in a workshop on approaches to farmer-led research on 12-14 May 2015 in Ouagadougou, Burkina …

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PROLINNOVA shares experiences at ESEE 2015

24. July 2022 / News & Events

Prolinnova was invited to share its experiences at the 22nd European Seminar on Extension and Education which took place from 28 April to 1 May 2015 in Wageningen, the Netherlands. Members of the International Support Team (IST) and the Country Platforms of Ethiopia and Kenya joined hands in preparing a paper “Facilitating extensionists to learn by …

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West African Farmer Innovation Fair (FIPAO) 2015

30. October 2022 / West & Central Africa, Farmer Innovation Fair, News & Events

The West African workshop on approaches to farmer-led research (12–14 May 2015) and the West African Farmer Innovation Fair (15–16 May) took place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. To update everyone with the latest news about these two events, a communication committee including the Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Association of Burkina Faso, INADES Formation, Yam Pukri and ETC …

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Prolinnova-Ethiopia’s 10-year pathway to multi-stakeholder partnership

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

The initial coordinator of Prolinnova-Ethiopia, Amanuel Assefa, takes a look back at the first ten years of the network in that country. In the paper “A pathway to a lasting partnership: Prolinnova–Ethiopia’s decade of experience with innovative farmers”, prepared as part of the Prolinnova international network’s efforts to take stock of achievements and lessons over the last …

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Participatory research on locally developed beehive in Amhara Region of Ethiopia

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

Aba Mengist Demeke, one of the Ethiopian farmers who exhibited his innovation at the Eastern Africa Farmer Innovation Fair in Nairobi in May 2013, was involved in participatory research together with researchers from the Andassa Livestock Research Centre, the NGO AgriService Ethiopia and district administration staff in his home area Enebse Sar Midir in Amhara …

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