Prolinnova-Kenya FAIR/LISF brochure 2012
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Kenya Country Platform
Experiences with farmer-managed innovation funds in Kenya
The report Farmer Access to Innovation Resources: experiences with piloting Local Innovation Support Funds in Kenya describes and assesses the structure, functioning, process and results of LISFs in four pilot sites in Eastern and Western Kenya. The report includes the main findings of a participatory impact assessment and draws lessons for improving and scaling up …
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FAIR in Kenya: County workshops for local fund management committees
In April–May 2012, Prolinnova–Kenya facilitated two 3-day workshops for the Local Steering Committees of the Local Innovation Support Funds (LISFs) in Eastern Region and Western Region. The workshops allowed the sharing of lessons from other Prolinnova Country Platforms piloting LISFs, discussion of challenges faced in piloting LISFs in Kenya and participatory assessment of how the …
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PROLINNOVA-KENYA POLICY INFLUENCING WORKSHOP
PDF file: 3 MB19–20 May 2011, Nairob,i KenyaCompiled by: Violet O. Kirigua, Teresiah W. Ng’ang’a, Geoffrey M. Kamau and Antony M. Kilewe
STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR PROLINNOVA-KENYA
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BRIEF REPORT ON PROLINNOVA–KENYA ACTIVITIES IN 2011
Two-page summary report on the activities of Prolinnova-Kenya in 2011 AttachmentSize pk__cp_annual_brief_report_for_2011.doc173.5 KB
Learning in innovation systems in Kenya
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 …
Innovation in extension through adult literacy classes
The experience of Prolinnova-Kenya partners 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 Forum on Rural Advisory Services). Geoffrey Kamau …
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Prolinnova contribution to 2011 State of the World
In the book 2011 State of the World: Innovations that nourish the planet published by the Wordwatch Institute in Washington DC, Prolinnova contributed a chapter on ‘Farmers take the lead in research and development’ (by Brigid Letty, Qureish Noordin, Saidou Magagi & Ann Waters-Bayer). The chapter introduces the concept of farmer experimentation, focusing on cases …
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Workshop Report: Local Innovation Support Funds in Kenya (May 2008)
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