In South Africa (SA), the Prolinnova network is linked with the EU-funded JOLISAA (Joint Learning in Innovation Systems in African Agriculture) project through Brigid Letty, Institute of Natural Resources, coordinator of Prolinnova–SA and member of the JOLISAA–SA team. At a JOLISAA-SA workshop in late Jan 2012, extension agents and researchers involved in three cases of …
Prolinnova contribution to study day on strengthen local resilience to climate change On 25 January 2012, Laurens van Veldhuizen from the Prolinnova International Secretariat attended a study day on community-based adaptation to climate change organised by Germany-based Misereor. In his presentation, he shared the findings of the initial work on local innovation and climate-change adaptation undertaken by partners in …
On 1 January 2012 a new regional programme was started by Prolinnova partners in Cambodia, India and Nepal. “Local INnovation and EXperimentation: an entry point to Climate-Change Adaptation for sustainable livelihoods in Asia“ is known as LINEX–CCA for short. Misereor, Germany, has approved activities for three years. The content coordination of LINEX–CCA lies with LI-BIRD in …
Prolinnova was represented by Ann Waters-Bayer of the International Support Team (IST) at the “Showcasing Event” of the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) on 12 November 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya, and at the Second Annual Meeting of the Global Forum on Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) on 13–14 November, also in Nairobi. At the …
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In Kenya, the Prolinnova network and the EU-funded JOLISAA (Joint Learning in Innovation Systems in African Agriculture) project are jointly coordinated by Teresiah Ng’ang’a, based in KARI (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute). At a JOLISAA–Kenya workshop in November 2011, farmers, extension agents and researchers involved in two cases of innovation in Baringo District – controlling the …
Some Kenyan and international members of the Prolinnova network attended the INSARD (Including Smallholders in Agricultural Research for Development) workshop held on 19 November 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya. INSARD is an EU-funded project seeking to increase the voice of smallholders in decision-making about ARD, including funding, in Africa. The participants reflected on outcomes of a …
Brigid Letty from the Institute of Natural Resources (INR) in South Africa, a member of Prolinnova-South Africa, attended the GLOBELICS (Global Network for the Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems)Conference in Argentina in November 2011. She presented a paper on “Assessing the impact of grassroots innovation in agriculture” (Brigid Letty, Zanele Shezi & …
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The experience of Prolinnova partners in piloting Local Innovation Support Funds (LISFs) was presented at a session on “Learning networks” at the international conference “Innovations in Extension and Advisory Services” held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 15-18 November 2011. The conference was organised by CTA (Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU) and GFRAS (Global …
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In March 2011, four films featuring Prolinnova’s work were launched at the International Partners Workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Three were based on work of the country networks in Cambodia, Niger & South Africa; the fourth is an overview of the global network. The films were made in partnership with TVEAP, a not-for-profit media …
In mid-October 2011 in Yaoundé, Prolinnova–Cameroon celebrated farmers’ innovativeness during three international days: the Rural Women’s Day (15 October), the World Food Day (16 October) and the International Day for Eradication of Poverty (17 October). As part of their process of identifying and giving recognition to local innovations and innovators, Prolinnova–Cameroon facilitated “Farmer Innovation Matinees”, …
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