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Prolinnova-Sénégal rapport annuel / annual report 2023

18. June 2024 18. June 2024 / PID in water management, Senegal Country Platform, News & Events

Au cours de l’année 2023, la plateforme Prolinnova–Sénégal Prolinnova-Sénégal a mené plusieurs activités, notamment : l’élaboration et à la soumission d’une proposition pour une nouvelle phase du projet Proli-GEAFaSa (Promotion de l’innovation locale dans la Gestion de l’Eau en Agriculture Familiale au Sahel) ; conceptualisation d’une observatoire de l’eau agricole ; participation à deux webinaires …

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Prolinnova-Cameroon annual report/ rapport annuel 2023

18. June 2024 18. June 2024 / Cameroon, News & Events

The year 2023 saw the Country Platform (CP) in Cameroon become more firmly rooted in rural areas, particularly in the Centre Region. Previously limited to the Department of Lékié, local multistakeholder platforms are now establishing themselves in seven other departments in the region. The main activities carried out are part of the project “Promoting farmer …

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Prolinnova-Ghana annual report 2023

18. June 2024 18. June 2024 / Ethnovet Project, News & Events, Ghana Country Platform

The Prolinnova Country Platform in Ghana was very active in 2023. The National Steering Committee, technical support team and local multistakeholder platforms at the action-learning sites remained highly functional in supporting two externally funded Prolinnova projects in Ghana. These are Expanding the Promotion of Local Innovation for Food Security and Healthy Nutrition to Strengthen Resilience …

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4 new POG members / 4 nouveaux membres du POG

7. June 2024 7. June 2024 / News & Events

Four new members in the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) The terms of four members of the POG, the governance body of the Prolinnova international network, came to an end in June 2024 – those of Bernard Triomphe and Suman Manandhar (both independent POG members) and of TJ James (for Asia) and Violet Kirigua (for Eastern …

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Institutionalisation de l’approche DPI au Ghana / institutionalising the PID approach in Ghana

7. June 2024 7. June 2024 / News & Events, Ghana Country Platform

Le coordinateur sous-régional de Prolinnova pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre, Paul Jimmy, a traduit le Document de Travail 38 de Prolinnova en français : Institutionnaliser le développement participatif de l’innovation dans une organisation non gouvernementale et une organisation gouvernementale dans le nord du Ghana Depuis de nombreuses années, la plateforme multi-acteurs Prolinnova-Ghana met …

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Prolinnova participation in GAIA on grassroots technological innovation in agroecology

19. April 2024 20. April 2024 / News & Events, Kenya Country Platform

The 11th Hour Project of the Schmidt Family Foundation is supporting the creation of a new network on grassroots technological innovation in agroecology, now called Grassroots Agroecology Innovation Assembly (GAIA). On behalf of the international Prolinnova network, Makonge Righa from World Neighbors, the host NGO of Prolinnova-Kenya, is involved in creating this new network and …

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African Partners Workshop 2024, Nairobi

17. April 2024 23. April 2024 / Innovation in Food & Nutrition Security Proli-FaNS / SULCI-FaNS / ELI-FaNS, PID in water management, News & Events

The African Partners Workshop (AfPW) took place in Nairobi, Kenya, directly after the International Farmer Innovation Fair and Conference. It was a two-day event (11–12 April 2024) with a very full programme that allowed for sharing and discussion of experiences from two of the Misereor-funded projects that are currently being implemented, as well as from …

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Latest articles in Appropriate Technology Magazine

17. April 2024 7. May 2024 / Resources, Uganda Country Platform, News & Events, Ghana Country Platform, South Africa

In the March 2024 edition of the Appropriate Technology magazine, three articles submitted by Prolinnova Country Platforms were published: An article about joint experimentation related to household poultry that has been initiated in South Africa An article about a national farmers day in Ghana where farmer innovators received awards An article from Uganda about how …

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International Farmer Innovation Fair & Conference in Nairobi

17. April 2024 26. November 2024 / Farmer Innovation Fair, News & Events, Kenya Country Platform

On 8–10 April 2024, farmer innovators from 11 African countries coming together in person – and were joined online by farmer innovators from Asia – to share their innovations at the Kilimo Grand Resort in Nairobi, Kenya. The event was funded by the 11th Hour Project of the Schmidt Family Foundation and was coordinated by …

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Visit from Misereor Germany to Proli-GEAFaSa project

13. April 2024 13. April 2024 / Burkina Faso Country Platform, PID in water management, Senegal Country Platform, News & Events

In early March 2024, Ms Sabine Dorlöchter-Sulser from Misereor (Germany) visited Prolinnova–Senegal and was welcomed by the team in AgriBio Service, the NGO that coordinates the Misereor-funded Proli-GEAFaSa project “Promoting local innovation in water management by family farmers in the Sahel” on behalf of the Country Platforms in Senegal and Burkina Faso. Sabine and the …

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