Prolinnova was invited to share its experiences at the 22nd European Seminar on Extension and Education which took place from 28 April to 1 May 2015 in Wageningen, the Netherlands. Members of the International Support Team (IST) and the Country Platforms of Ethiopia and Kenya joined hands in preparing a paper “Facilitating extensionists to learn by …
The West African workshop on approaches to farmer-led research (12–14 May 2015) and the West African Farmer Innovation Fair (15–16 May) took place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. To update everyone with the latest news about these two events, a communication committee including the Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Association of Burkina Faso, INADES Formation, Yam Pukri and ETC …
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The first output of the collaboration between Prolinnova and the CGIAR Research Programs on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) and Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has been published: Wettasinha C, Waters-Bayer A, van Veldhuizen L, Quiroga G and Swaans K. 2014. Study on impacts of farmer-led research supported by civil society organizations. Penang, Malaysia: …
Prolinnova-AAS Working Paper & article on farmer-led research Read More »
In early December 2014, the CGIAR research program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) convened researchers and development partners for a 3-day dialogue in Rome to explore how the impact of AAS research could be scaled out horizontally and scaled up through institutions and policies. Prolinnova experiences were well mirrored through participation in the dialogue by …
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Prolinnova is collaborating with the CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) and Climate Change, Agriculture & Food Security (CCAFS) in seeking to understand how farmer-led research approaches improve smallholder farmers’ livelihoods and local capacity to innovate. Many of the efforts to transform scientific knowledge into sustainable agriculture and natural resource management (NRM) have …
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For the second year, the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) in partnership with the local government of Guinayangan, Quezon, celebrated International Farmer Innovation Day by honouring farmers who continue to promote sustainable approaches and to innovate in their farms and in the management of resources. An exhibit of these approaches and innovations was put …
A long-time member of the Prolinnova network, Fetien Abay, won the African Union Kwame Nkrumah Scientific Award 2014 for the Eastern African Region in the Earth and Life Sciences category. The award ceremony was on 19 December 2014 at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Fetien was given recognition for her …
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The annual International Farmer Innovation Day (IFID), initiated by the Prolinnova network, offers a time to celebrate and stimulate the creativity of innovative farmers and to provide sources of inspiration to farmers and other stakeholders in agricultural research and development. It showcases how research and extension agents (private and governmental) can interact and support this process …
International Farmer Innovation Day celebrated 29 Nov 2014 ! Read More »
The Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG), the governance mechanism of the Prolinnova network, has a new composition after recent elections and held its first (virtual) meeting on 25 November 2014. The POG consists of 9 persons: 4 elected by the Country Platforms (CPs) and 1 by the International Support Team (IST) plus 4 independent persons, nominated …
First (virtual) meeting of new Prolinnova Oversight Group Read More »
At a day-long workshop in Brussels on 7 Nov 2014, the European Commission Directorate General Development and Cooperation (DEVCO) presented its new approach to research and innovation for sustainable agriculture and food and nutrition security. Among several speakers, Ann Waters-Bayer from the Prolinnova International Secretariat at ETC Foundation presented the lessons learnt in the EU-funded …
JOLISAA & Prolinnova lessons presented to EC & other CGIAR donors Read More »
