IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2023, PROLINNOVA PHILIPPINES CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN PARTNERSHIPS AND EMPOWER FARMERS. BELOW ARE NOTABLE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL RECONSTRUCTION (IIRR) IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PROLINNOVA APPROACH. MOVING FORWARD, THE PROLINNOVA- PHILIPPINES COUNTRY PLATFORM AIMS TO REBUILD OR STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WHILE CONTINUING TO SHARE IIRR’S …
Misereor has approved the second phase of the project “Promoting local innovation in water management in family farming in the Sahel” (Promotion de l’innovation locale dans la Gestion de l’Eau en Agriculture Familiale au Sahel, Proli-GEAFaSa-2). Misereor approuve la 2e phase du projet de ‘’Promotion de l’innovation locale dans la Gestion de l’Eau en Agriculture …
Proli-GEAFaSa Phase 2 has started! / La phase 2 de Proli-GEAFaSa a démarré ! Read More »
Prolinnova Webinar Series 2023 – Webinar 1 Report: “Linking with universities and research institutions in promoting farmer-led participatory innovation development in ecologically oriented agriculture and natural resource management” Prolinnova has initiated a series of three webinars to provide an opportunity for its Community of Practice to share experiences in linking with university and research actors …
Webinar report on linking with universities & research institutes in PID Read More »
Traduction en français ci-dessous As partners in the European PhD programme AgTraIn (Agricultural Transformation by Innovation), members of the international Prolinnova network co-advised the research of Aboubakar Iyabano from Cameroon over several years. Abou recently successfully defended his doctoral thesis “Unravelling the positions, roles, and agency of farmers’ organizations in the promotion of agroecology in …
FO members deciding about agroecological innovations in Burkina Faso Read More »
The Prolinnova network has long given great value to mutual learning between partners in different countries and continents – something that the Internet has made much easier. An example was the South–South mentoring that took place by Zoom in late June 2023: a partner in Nepal invited a partner in South Africa to share experiences …
In the June 2023 issue (Vol.50, No. 2) of the Appropriate Technology magazine, two articles appeared in the Prolinnova section: Workshop on promoting farmer innovation in Benin unleashes local capacities for farmer-led research and development (pp 14 – 16); and ILEIA and Compas publications on agroecology digitalised (p 17). The Appropriate Technology magazine has regularly …
Articles on Benin and on ILEIA/Compas in Appropriate Technology Read More »
Prolinnova Sudan Annual Report_2022_FINAL
Prolinnova South Africa Annual Report 2022-FINAL
In early 2022, the Mozambique Government relieved most restrictive measures that had been put in place to prevent Covid-19, so Prolinnova–Mozambique could resume some activities to promote local innovation and participatory innovation development (PID), holding face-to-face meetings and receiving visits from outside the country. Major activities carried out in 2022 were: Visit of the Prolinnova …
Agroecology was on the margins of international attention in 1984 when the Information Centre for Low-External-Input Agriculture (ILEIA) was created in The Netherlands at ETC Foundation. ILEIA sought to collect and share practical experiences that offered alternatives to “Green Revolution” agriculture – alternatives appropriate and feasible for small-scale farmers. The centre facilitated learning about local …
