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The Sahel is an environmentally sensitive region and climate change is likely to worsen the situation. Farmers therefore need to adapt their agricultural methods and practices to the changing climatic conditions and their effects. Agro-ecological intensification leads to higher productivity and improved food and nutrition security without having negative environmental impacts. Formal ARD gives little …

Strengthening Farmer-led Research Networks in the Sahel Read More »

At the workshop on “The Innovation System of Demand-Driven Agricultural Research – Bridging the Implementation Gap” in Feldafing, Germany, in November 2013, Ann Waters-Bayer from the Prolinnova International Secretariat gave a presentation about  “Linking farmer innovation with formal research”, based on the experiences of Prolinnova partners worldwide. The workshop was organised by the GIZ (German …

Linking farmer innovation with formal research: GIZ/CGIAR workshop Read More »

Experiences and policy messages from Prolinnova and various other initiatives – including JOLISAA (Joint Learning in Innovation Systems in African Agriculture) and CoS-SIS (Convergence of Sciences: Strengthening Innovation Systems) – were presented at the CTA Brussels Briefing on “Farmer-driven research to improve food and nutrition security” on 14 November 2013. This was co-organised by the …

Brussels Briefing 34: Farmer-driven research Read More »

In late October 2013, two members of the Prolinnova International Secretariat joined the reflection workshop of PAEPARD (Platform for African-European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development), when the partners drew lessons from the current project phase (up to end of 2013). PAEPARD is funded by the European Commission and is coordinated by the Forum for …

Prolinnova participation in PAEPARD reflection workshop Read More »

In October 2013, at the Agrecol seminar on “Strengthening the efforts of smallholder farmers to adapt to climate change”, Prolinnova presented its experience in using locally managed innovation funds in Eastern Africa to stimulate farmer-led experimentation. The workshop – held in Germerode, Germany – focused on initiatives to strengthen rural people’s resilience to change by …

Smallholders adapting to climate change: German seminar Read More »

We are looking for cases of participatory agricultural research processes that are driven and co-managed by smallholders, and supported by organisations outside the formal research sector Prolinnova has been promoting farmer innovation and farmer-led participatory research through multi-stakeholder partnerships for more than ten years. Similar experiences of participatory agricultural research and development (ARD) by and …

CALL FOR CASES: EVIDENCE OF IMPACT IN FARMER-LED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENT Read More »

Prolinnova was invited by Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) as a CSO partner to take part in the presentation and discussion of the CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) in June 2013 at the CGIAR Consortium office in Montpellier, France. CRP leaders, donors and selected partners discussed the Intermediate Development Outcomes (IDOs), theories of change, impact pathways and …

Partnering with CRPs to enhance local innovation capacity Read More »

Members of the Prolinnova Country Platforms (CPs) in Cambodia, India and Nepal involved in the LINEX–CCA (Local INnovation and EXperimentation for Climate Change Adaptation) project supported by Misereor, Germany, met on 25 May 2013, before the Prolinnova International Partners Workshop (IPW). The coordinators Suman Manandhar (LI-BIRD, Nepal), Sonali Bisht (INHERE, India) and Sam Vitou (CEDAC, Cambodia), and Chesha Wettasinha …

2013 meeting of LINEX–CCA partners Read More »