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Fundamentals of agrobiodiversity: promoting local innovation

Prolinnova partners in Bolivia, Ethiopia and Nepal jointly produced an issue paper in the GTZ series People, Food and Biodiversity, as part of the sector project Sustainable Management of Resources in Agriculture, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (www.gtz.de/en/themen/umwelt-infrastruktur/18501.htm). Entitled “Promoting local innovation in managing agricultural biodiversity”, it …

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IIRR joins ETC in Conducting a Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Training for Prolinnova Partners

IIRR and ETC (Prolinnova Secretariat) conducted a training course on participatory monitoring and evaluation for 23 of its partners based in 2 countries in Asia (Nepal and Cambodia) and 9 countries in Africa (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan and Tanzania). Six of the 23 participants are female. There are 20 partner organizations …

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Prolinnova network reports

2023 IPW + ELI-FaNS + Proli-GEAFaSa workshops report (22-27 Oct, Polokwane. South Africa) 2023 compilation of PPT presentations in Polokwane 2021 – 2022 Prolinnova international progress report (Nov 2023) 2022 Prolinnova Africa Partners Workshop + SULCI-FaNS + Proli-GEAFaSa workshop report (10-14 Oct, Nairobi, Kenya) Main report in English and French Compilation of presentations 2021 SULCI-FaNS …

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Funding the blue revolution: Worldwatch features LISF-supported farmer innovator

A blog by Molly Theobald from the Worldwatch project Nourishing the Planet features the funding of local innovation in water management, including an example from the piloting of Local Innovation Support Funds supported by Rockefeller Foundation under the Prolinnova umbrella:  “As climate change worsens, and fresh water availability grows more erratic, the food security of …

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LISF showcased at international symposium on innovation and agriculture

Experiences of Prolinnova partners were presented at the international symposium on Innovation and Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Food (ISDA) held on 28–30 June 2010 in Montpellier, southern France, as part of Hot Topic 4 “Acting collectively: what kinds of institutions, policies and forms of governance can strengthen society’s capacity for resilience”. The paper entitled …

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Keynote on Pastoralist Innovation and Climate Change at International Conference in Kenya!

A member of the Prolinnova–Ethiopia Working Group – Yohannes GebreMichael from Addis Ababa University – represented the international Prolinnova network at an international conference on “Pastoralism and climate change adaptation in Africa” held on 24–28 May 2010 at Egerton University in Njoro, Kenya. The conference was organised by the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) …

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