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Joint learning through documentation of farmer–scientist collaboration

30. January 2020 24. July 2022 / Innovation in Food & Nutrition Security Proli-FaNS / SULCI-FaNS / ELI-FaNS, News & Events

An important role of the Prolinnova network is facilitation of joint learning through analysis and documentation of the experiences made, thereby identifying good practice but also recognising weaknesses and room for improvement. In the 39-page report “Collaboration between farmer innovators and formal scientists in Participatory Innovation Development (PID)”, completed in January 2020, each of the …

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GFAR workshop on supporting co-innovation in family farming / Atelier du GFAR sur l’appui à la co-innovation dans l’agriculture familiale

18. January 2020 24. July 2022 / News & Events

On behalf of the international Prolinnova network, Do Christophe Ouattara from World Neighbors (WN) Burkina attended a workshop in December 2019 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, organised by the Global Forum on Agricultural Research and Innovation (GFAR). This marked the start of a “Collective Action” (CA) bringing together farmer organisations and other stakeholders to develop an …

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Farewell to Amanuel, founder of Prolinnova–Ethiopia

15. January 2020 28. December 2022 / News & Events

Amanuel Assefa Ezezu, 1960-2019 (credit: Chesha Wettasinha) The Prolinnova network mourns the unexpected death of Amanuel Assefa Ezezu in December 2019 in Addis Ababa. Amanuel played an important role in the Prolinnova network from very early on. While he was working with the NGO AgriService Ethiopia (ASE), he was a driving force behind setting …

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Nouveau projet sur la gestion de l’eau en agriculture familiale / New project on water management in family farming

10. January 2020 19. December 2022 / West & Central Africa, Burkina Faso Country Platform, PID in water management, Senegal Country Platform, News & Events

Quelques participants à l’atelier de lancement de Proli-GEAFaSa / Some participants in the Proli-GEAFaSa inception workshop (Photo: AgriBio Services) Du 7 au 9 décembre 2019 s’est tenu au Centre Mampuya à Toubab Dialaw au Sénégal l’atelier de lancement du projet Proli-GEAFaSa (Promotion de l’innovation locale dans la Gestion de l’Eau en Agriculture Familiale au …

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Farmer-led Research Networks project in Phase II

15. December 2019 24. July 2022 / FaReNe, News & Events

English version below Le projet de réseaux de recherche dirigé par les agriculteurs en phase II En juin 2019, le projet de réseau de recherche dirigé par les agriculteurs (FaReNe) a entamé une deuxième phase de trois ans, avec un financement de la Fondation McKnight (États-Unis). L’objectif général est de renforcer les réseaux de recherche …

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Local innovations identified for food & nutrition security

15. December 2019 24. July 2022 / Innovation in Food & Nutrition Security Proli-FaNS / SULCI-FaNS / ELI-FaNS, News & Events

Supporting local innovation is key to improving food and nutrition of small-scale farmers in Africa Under the “Promoting local innovation for Food and Nutrition Security” (Proli-FaNS) project that was implemented from October 2016 to September 2019 in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya, with funding from Misereor, Germany, the Prolinnova Country Platforms (CPs) in …

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Inception workshops for two new Prolinnova projects

15. December 2019 30. October 2022 / Innovation in Food & Nutrition Security Proli-FaNS / SULCI-FaNS / ELI-FaNS, News & Events

Participants in SULCI-FaNS inception workshop in Centre Mampuya, Senegal (Photo: Urban Fraefel) Two new Prolinnova projects have been approved by the German development-support organisation Misereor / KZE (Katholische Zentralstelle e.V. / Catholic Central Agency for Development Aid) – namely, SULCI-FaNs (Scaling Up Local Capacity to Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security) in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, …

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New Prolinnova Country Platform in Zimbabwe!

14. December 2019 30. October 2022 / News & Events

In November 2019, the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) approved the application of a multistakeholder group in Zimbabwe to be recognised as a Country Platform (CP) in the Prolinnova Community of Practice. The group includes people from the network PELUM (Participatory Ecological Land Use Management) Zimbabwe, the NGO Cluster Agriculture Development Services (CADS), the NGO The …

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Prolinnova at SKI agroecology workshop in Zambia

30. November 2019 24. July 2022 / Eastern & Southern Africa, News & Events

Prolinnova was invited to join a workshop held by SKI (Seed & Knowledge Initiative) in Lusaka, Zambia, in August 2019 on “Advancing the practice of agroecology in Southern Africa”. The workshop aimed to increase understanding of agroecology and decide where SKI should focus to increase its impact in the region. SKI is a regional initiative that …

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Prolinnova completes Yr 3 of Proli-FaNS – and starts Yr 1 of SULCI-FaNS

9. November 2019 24. July 2022 / Innovation in Food & Nutrition Security Proli-FaNS / SULCI-FaNS / ELI-FaNS, News & Events

The “Promoting local innovation for Food and Nutrition Security” (Proli-FaNS) project has come to an end. It was funded by Misereor/KZE (Germany) for somewhat more than three years (1 August 2016 to 30 September 2019) and was implemented by Prolinnova Country Platforms (CPs) in five African countries – Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, and Kenya. …

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