Mali Country Platform

Exchange visit to Mali between FaReNe project partners

For better sharing of experiences about farmer innovation, facilitating joint experimentation, setting up farmer innovator networks and managing Local Innovation Support Funds, an exchange visit between Burkina Faso and Mali was held on 6–8 October 2017 in the villages of Zeimbougou Mangoni, Nampasso, Kanouala, Nabougou and Nayo (Mali). The delegation from Burkina was made up …

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Profeis-Mali funded by Misereor for 4th 3-year phase

The Country Platform of Profeis-Mali has been funded by Misereor to implement a fourth 3-year phase starting 1 March 2017. The key objectives of this fourth phase are (a) to spread farmer innovations, (b) to institutionalise the Participatory Innovation Development (PID) approach, and (c) to optimise farmer innovations through PID. Le programme Profeis-Mali vient d’obtenir de …

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Prolinnova–Mali annual report / rapport annuel 2016

The activities of Prolinnova–Mali in 2016 are directly linked to the actions planned for the third year of the third phase of the funding obtained from Misereor for PROFEIS (Promoting Farmer Experimentation and Innovation in the Sahel) activities, namely governance of the CP, continuation of joint experiments and mainstreaming of the PID approach. Read a …

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PROFEIS Mali coordinator named Special Advisor to the Government

In February 2016, Ms Assétou Kanouté, the national coordinator of the activities of PROFEIS (Promoting Farmer Experimentation and Innovation in the Sahel) in Mali, was named Special Advisor to Ms Assétou Migan, the Malian Minister for Scientific Research. This provides an excellent opportunity to integrate the concepts and approaches of promoting farmer innovation and farmer-led …

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PROFEIS-Mali annual report 2014

This 4-page report summarises the governance and activities of PROFEIS-Mali in 2014, including farmer-led experimentation, training, International Farmer Innovation Day celebrations, communication and advocacy. It also describes some farmer cooperatives that are emerging as a result of PROFEIS activities.

Guide de formation DPI en français / PID training guide in French

The PROFEIS (Promoting Farmer Experimentation and Innovation in the Sahel) group in Mali has published a training guide on Participatory Innovation Development (PID) compiled by Jean-Marie Diop, senior advisor to PROFEIS-Mali. The guide explains the main concepts behind PID and the various activities and methodologies involved in promoting local innovation and farmer-led experimentation, including documentation, …

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Clay incubator: young Malian farmer shares his innovation worldwide

A local innovation identified by PROFEIS-Mali has been published by the FAO in its series on “Good practices for family poultry production”. The document describes the motivation of a young resource-poor farmer – 31-year old Mr Nouhoum Traoré –  to innovate and gives specific details about the preparation and use of the clay incubator for …

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PROFEIS-Mali annual report for 2012

PROFEIS-Mali reports on farmer-led joint experimentation being carried out by farmer innovators and scientists in Mali and other highlights of 2012. An external evaluation of the activities from 2007 to 2012 has recommended follow-on funding for activities focused on institutionalising PID. PROFEIS-Mali annual summary report 2012

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