Emily Monville Oro (emily.monville@iirr.org) from Prolinnova–Philippines has been named by the Prolinnova Country Platforms (CPs) in Asia as the person to take the seat for Asian CPs in the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG). Emily is Country Director of the Philippine Program of the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). She has over two decades of …
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Applications closed! For the new 3-year project “Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security (Proli-FaNS), the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) is seeking two individuals to serve as Sub-Regional Coordinators (SRCs) – one in each of the two sub-regions: West & Central Africa (Country Platforms in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali and Senegal; contact persons …
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An expert consultation on agri-food innovation in Asia and the Pacific was held on 1-3 November 2016 in Taiwan, jointly organised by the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutes (APAARI) with other international organisations. The meeting emphasised the need to involve farming communities in innovation processes with scientists. Suman Manandhar was invited to present lessons …
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On behalf of Prolinnova, Jean Bosco Etoa (Prolinnova-Cameroon) attended the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) annual meeting on 3-6 October 2016 in Limbe, Cameroon, on the role of rural advisory services in inclusive agripreneurship. A Prolinnova stand was set up, in which various materials were distributed to the participants, such as the FIPAO 2015 (West Africa Farmer Innovation …
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Misereor (Germany), Prolinnova and McKnight Foundation collaborated with the German development magazine WeltSichten in producing a dossier in German, English and French on Small-scale farmer innovation. French version: Innovation paysanne; German version: Bäuerliche Innovation. The short and highly readable articles explore how agricultural research can be carried out so that it supports small-scale farmers effectively …
In late September, the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) member Esther Penunia, from the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA) attended a colloquium in Germany on food security and nutrition in the context of the 2030 Agenda. It was organised by the High-Level Panel of Experts (HPLE) on Food Security and Nutrition of the …
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The project “Strengthening Community Resilience to Change: Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research” (CLIC–SR), supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, was completed on 31 August 2016. During the four years since 2012, the Prolinnova Country Platforms in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda made large strides in: strengthening the innovative capacity of small-scale farmers and their …
Cases of joint experimentation – Outcomes and lessons learnt August 2015 to July 2016 A training programme, conducted in collaboration with the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), funded by Nuffic involved two workshops and a period of practical application of the principles covered in the workshops. The final report documents the cases of joint experimentation undertaken …
The Prolinnova network has entered into a partnership with A Growing Culture (AGC) to develop a knowledge base for showcasing and making accessible local innovations and farmer-led documentation. The partners come together around a shared vision to strengthen the channels for exchanging innovations and farmer-led documentation in our communities and beyond. The knowledge base is …
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The Prolinnova–Nepal Country Platform with the assistance of researchers and staff of the Natural History Museum (NHM), Tribhuvan University, organised a workshop on Grant Writing Development for Youth on 3–4 August 2016 and a seminar on Weed Science: Status and Future Directions on 5 August 2016. These events were supported by the Farmer-To-Farmer Program of …
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