Programa de Desarrollo Integral Interdisciplinario (PRODII) / Interdisciplinary Integrated Development Programme –
Félix Vale Vega – director@prodii.org
Germán Jarro, Fundacion Agrecol Andes – german.jarro@agrecolandes.org
In 2005, the regional network Prolinnova–Andes (Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador) was created with the aims of promoting farmer innovation processes and exchanging experiences in participatory innovation development (PID). Since then, regional- and national-level activities to promote local innovation were carried out, i.e., two regional workshops (in 2005 and 2008), Field Day for Local Innovators in …
The new director of PRODII, José A. Arratia Ríos, reports on some activities to promote farmer-led innovation in Bolivia in 2019. PRODII is the host organisation of Prolinnova-Bolivia. El nuevo director del PRODII, José A. Arratia Ríos, informa sobre algunas actividades para promover la innovación liderada por los agricultores en Bolivia en 2019. PRODII es …
In 2018, Prolinnova–Bolivia partners were interested in the experiences of African Country Platforms in working with Local Innovation Support Funds/Facilities (LISFs). One of the partners, PRODII, arranged that documents on LISF be translated into Spanish, and the partners agreed to try out LISFs in Bolivia. World Neighbors drew up a proposal with a budget from …
The network in Bolivia has produced a brief report on its activities in 2016 – in both Spanish and English – drawing attention especially to two videos on the Farmer Innovation Fair in 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jajFMKh3Y50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhxMTVoOdYY&feature=em-upload_owner
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The Prolinnova group in Bolivia report (in Spanish) on their activities in 2014 and 2015, including a training workshop in Participatory Innovation Development (PID), a national farmer innovation fair. The group is coordinated by Maria Omonte of Vecinos Mundiales (World Neighbors).
The National Meeting of Farmer Innovators was held on 4 December 2015 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. A total of 45 innovations were selected. The fair was attended by 51 innovators, 38 stands from six departments: Santa Cruz, La Paz, Oruro, Potosi,Cochabamba and Chuquisaca. The event began at 10:30 a.m. with a Forum. Elizabeth Vargas, representing Prolinnova-Bolivia, presented the Prolinnova netowrk, its approach Participatory …
