Prolinnova–Nepal convened a half-day Country Platform (CP) meeting on 12 December 2022 in Hotel Greenwich Village in Kathmandu, organised by the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) Co-chair Suman Manandhar and the Asia Regional Coordinator Sharad Rai. The participants included past and new members of the Nepal network from government institutions, NGOs, universities and private consulting firms, …
On 10–14 October 2022, the biennial Prolinnova African Partners Workshop (AfPW) was held back-to-back with the final workshops of the Proli-GEAFaSa and SULCI-FaNS projects. Prolinnova–Kenya, coordinated by World Neighbors, hosted the three events. Also representatives from the NaviNut project in Benin were invited to join the AfPW in Kenya; this provided an opportunity for exchange …
African Partners Workshop + SULCI-FaNS/Proli-GEAFaSa workshops Oct 2022 Read More »
Kouété Paul Jimmy is the new Prolinnova Subregional Coordinator (SRC) for West & Central Africa (WCA) as of 1 March 2023. His position is paid out of the new ELI-FaNS (Expanding the promotion of local innovation for food security and healthy nutrition) project funded through Misereor/KZE (Catholic Central Agency for Development Aid), Germany. He will …
In the December 2022 issue of the Appropriate Technology magazine, there are two articles written by people involved in the Prolinnova network in South Africa: Using Mohlopi tree roots to make caffeine-free coffee in Limpopo Province, South Africa, by Ernest Letsoalo, Richard Chuene & Believe Hlahla (pp 18–19) Rural South African women collaborate with engineer for better …
Two Prolinnova–South Africa articles in “Appropriate Technology” Read More »
The Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) has invited Abdel-Karim Ali Mahamane, the former Subregional Coordinator (SRC) of Prolinnova in West & Central Africa (WCA), to join the “Friends of Prolinnova”. This group supports the network in improving multistakeholder partnerships, strategy development, resource mobilisation and public relations. Abdel is the Regional Programme Coordinator in the African Biodiversity …
Abdel Ali named “Friend of Prolinnova” / Abdel Ali nommé “Ami de Prolinnova” Read More »
A new 3-year project “Expanding the promotion of local innovation for food security and healthy nutrition to strengthen resilience with a focus on women” (ELI-FaNS) has been approved by Misereor/KZE (Catholic Central Agency for Development Aid), Germany. Starting in January 2023, it involves five Prolinnova Country Platforms (CPs) – in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya …
On 23 November 2022, Makonge Righa, World Neighbors (member of Prolinnova–Kenya/PK) Program Officer for Africa, and Vincent Mariadho, National Coordinator of PK, attended the CGIAR Week of Science and Practice of Scaling Agri-Food System Innovation, held on 22–24 November 2022 at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi Campus. It was co-organised with the GIZ …
Prolinnova–Kenya joins CG event on scaling agri-food innovation Read More »
Prolinnova–Cameroon has started a new project funded by Misereor, Germany: “Promoting farmer innovation and participatory approaches in development processes in agricultural value chains and adaptation to change for small-scale producers” (PIPA-DAC). The overall aim is to contribute to innovation development by small-scale farmers in the Central Region of Cameroon while improving the farmers’ access to basic …
Les partenaires du projet Proli-GEAFaSa (Promotion de l’innovation locale dans la Gestion de l’Eau en Agriculture Familiale au Sahel), financé par Misereor, ont produit deux catalogues : l’un présentant 25 innovations locales développées par des paysans au Burkina Faso et l’autre présentant 25 innovations développées par des paysans au Sénegal. The partners in the Misereor-funded …
Earlier in 2022, GFAR appointed Prolinnova to undertake a survey of members’ perceptions about innovation, especially local innovation and joint innovation processes. The assignment was led by the Brigid Letty from the Institute of Natural Resources (INR) in collaboration with Sharad Rai (Innovation Development Partners), who is also the Asia Regional Coordinator for Prolinnova. Thanks …
