Country Platforms

Prolinnova launches new project in Uganda and Kenya

26. December 2025 / Platforms, Eastern & Southern Africa, Uganda Country Platform, News & Events, Kenya Country Platform

The Prolinnova Platform in Eastern and Southern Africa Sub-Region (ESA), together with partners in Uganda and Kenya, received a grant of USD50,000 from the East Africa Regional Agroecology Fund (EARAF) to support an 18-month project titled “Strengthening Grassroots-led Agroecology Practitioners for Climate Resilience and Policy Dialogue in Kenya and Uganda”. The project will run from …

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About the Nepal Country Platform

21. November 2024 / Nepal Country Platform

Prolinnova–Nepal aims at developing and institutionalising partnership and methodologies that promote processes of local innovation in environmentally sound use of natural resources. It is an initiative undertaken in partnership between several Nepal-based organisations. Some activities of Prolinnova–Nepal since it was set up in 2004 have been: reviewing previous studies and documents on local innovation, developing …

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La plateforme Prolinnova en République démocratique du Congo

22. December 2024 / DR Congo Country Platform

Voir la traduction en anglais ci-dessous La mise en place du réseau Prolinnova en République démocratique du Congo (RDC) est une œuvre de longues années. En effet, nombreux acteurs-trices de la société civile congolaises ont, par le passé, pris connaissance et collaboré avec Prolinnova dans différents domaines, dont celui de la recherche et de l’innovation. …

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About the Prolinnova-Ghana platform

14. March 2023 / Ghana Country Platform

Development organisations and researchers working in rural communities have often failed to base their intervention technologies and approaches on small-scale farmers’ innovative capacities and active participation in the context of local production systems on which they have depended for decades for their livelihoods. Introduced technologies have often failed because they depend on high levels of …

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About the Kenya Country Platform

11. January 2023 / Kenya Country Platform

Prolinnova–Kenya (PK) is a network of non-governmental organisations (NGOs), government research and extension organisations, farmer organisations, universities and community-based organisations (CBOs). It came together to provide a multistakeholder platform (MSP) to learn about promoting farmer-led innovation processes. This was initiated in 2007 with the goals to recognise the dynamics of indigenous knowledge and to enhance …

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About the Senegal Country Platform

11. October 2022 / Senegal Country Platform

The entry themes of Prolinnova-Senegal (formerly called PROFEIS – Promoting Farmer Experimentation and Innovation in the Sahel) differ according to region: (1) Kaolack and Fatick Regions: conservation and regeneration of natural resources (soil and water) in millet- and peanut-dominated farming systems; (2) Thiès and Diourbel Regions: enhancing the value of indigenous woody species in the …

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Benin Country Platform

7. August 2022 / Benin Country Platform

English text below Prolinnova–Bénin a été créée en mai 2021 – une idée de longue date qui a finalement pu être réalisée grâce au projet de « Renforcement de capacités des enseignants des lycées agricoles pour soutenir l’entrepreneuriat social basé sur l’innovation locale pour la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle », mis en œuvre par l’Université de Parakou (UP) dans …

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About the Mozambique Country Platform

24. July 2022 / Mozambique Country Platform

Prolinnova–Mozambique is a network that promotes local innovation in ecologically oriented agriculture and natural resource management in Mozambique. The network builds on and scales up farmer-based approaches to development. It strives to stimulate and enhance partnerships among the various stakeholders in research and development, mainly among farmers, extension workers and researchers. Besides the eight National …

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About the Uganda Country Platform

18. July 2024 / Uganda Country Platform

Prolinnova–Uganda is an NGO-led initiative to develop a national learning network for the promotion of local innovation in ecologically oriented agriculture and natural resource management (NRM). Prolinnova–Uganda was initiated in 2003, with the secretariat at Environmental Alert, an NGO. The programme seeks to: Set up an effective multistakeholder partnership programme in Uganda Set up lasting …

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Prolinnova-South India introduction

8. August 2022 / South India Country Platform

About Prolinnova–South India Innovations and practices developed by farmers and local communities for addressing location-specific needs, based on practical knowledge and local resources, are gaining more and more importance and significance, especially in the present agrarian crises of climate change, agricultural biodiversity erosion and food insecurity. Prolinnova–South India, a multistakeholder platform formed in 2020, intends …

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ABOUT THE PERU COUNTRY PLATFORM

24. July 2022 / Peru Country Platform

In 2005, the regional network Prolinnova–Andes (composed of partners in Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador) was created to promote local innovation processes and to learn from each other about farmer-led participatory innovation development (PID). Since then, some activities at regional and national level were carried out, including two regional workshops in 2005 and 2008 and an …

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About the South Africa Country Platform

24. July 2022 / South Africa

The Institute of Natural Resources (INR) is the facilitating NGO for Prolinnova-South Africa, which aims to build and strengthen partnerships between the various stakeholders involved in agricultural research and development in South Africa. The platform in South Africa was launched in 2004. Projects that have been undertaken by Prolinnova-South Africa have included: Farmer Access to …

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About the Cambodia Country Platform

4. April 2023 / Cambodia Country Platform

Prolinnova–Cambodia is the national platform to promote local innovation in Cambodia and to enhance capacity of development practitioners and farmers in participatory innovation development (PID). Prolinnova–Cambodia builds day-to-day strong relationships between farmers, researchers and extensionists and empowers farmer-led experimentation in ecological agriculture and sustainable natural resource management. Prolinnova–Cambodia is composed of 21 institutions. They are …

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About the Ethiopia Country Platform

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

Prolinnova–Ethiopia is a national platform to create space and provide a conducive environment for recognising and enriching local innovation processes in agriculture and natural resource management (NRM). It aims to scale up and integrate Participatory Innovation Development (PID) approaches in governmental and non-governmental organisations concerned with agricultural and NRM research, extension, education and training. Its overall objective is to contribute to enhancing food security, …

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About the Prolinnova–Cameroon Country Platform

24. July 2022 / Cameroon

Prolinnova–Cameroon started in March 2011, when the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) approved an application from the then newly formed multi-stakeholder National Steering Committee (NSC) in the country. This Country Platform (CP) seeks to develop Cameroonian agriculture by integrating endogenous solutions into rural development policies and strategies. It is putting in place a framework for spreading …

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About the Philippines Country Platform

30. April 2023 / General Information, Philippines Country Platform

There is a need for models for innovation platforms at lower levels that can bring together stakeholders and foster innovation development, promoting and outscaling farmer innovations and helping national planners to recognise the value of local-level outscaling as an important basis for upscaling through the institutions. The interest to influence policy has to be grounded …

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About the Mali Country Platform

21. December 2024 / Mali Country Platform

  In Mali (Ségou Region), the entry theme of the PROFEIS (Promoting Farmer Experimentation and Innovation in the Sahel) programme was conservation of biodiversity, which has two sub-themes: (1) Biodiversity of sorghum and millet, which focus on farmer innovation related to developing adapted varieties, combating genetic erosion, variety conservation, endogenous diffusion of knowledge and exchange between farmers; (2) …

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About the Sudan Country Platform

24. July 2022 / Sudan Country Platform

The Prolinnova initiative in Sudan aims at building/strengthening partnerships between the different stakeholders involved in agriculture, natural resource management, agricultural research and development in the country. The preparatory work started in 2004 by contacting the concerned government institutions, namely the Technology Transfer and Extension Administration (TTEA) and the Agricultural Research and Technology Corporation (ARC). The Prolinnova-Sudan Country …

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About the Tanzania Country Platform

24. July 2022 / Tanzania Country Platform

Prolinnova-Tanzania started in 2005 and is currently hosted by PELUM-Tanzania. It aims to build the capacity of network members and partners in Participatory Innovation Development (PID), create a platform for documentation and communication about farmer innovation and farmer-led research, and to facilitate networking of farmer innovators and other actors in agricultural innovation. Prolinnova-Tanzania members include …

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Prolinnova Uganda at the 15th Annual Indigenous and Traditional Food and Seed Fair, organized by PELUM Uganda

10. January 2026 / Platforms, Eastern African Farmer Innovation Fair, Uganda Country Platform

Prolinnova Uganda participated in the 15th Annual Indigenous and Traditional Food and Seed Fair, showcasing farmer‑led innovation and Indigenous food systems. The event highlighted the role of local knowledge, agroecology, and community-driven solutions in transforming food systems. Through exhibitions, dialogue, and a keynote on farmer-led innovation, the platform amplified farmers’ creativity, resilience, and leadership in …

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Prolinnova–Uganda at 15th Annual Indigenous & Traditional Food & Seed Fair organised by PELUM Uganda

26. December 2025 / Main Themes, Uganda Country Platform

Prolinnova–Uganda, hosted by Environmental Alert, participated in the 15th Annual Indigenous and Traditional Food and Seed Fair organised by PELUM Uganda. The event, held on 30–31 October 2025, provided a strategic platform to showcase farmer-led innovation and celebrate Uganda’s rich Indigenous food systems. Through support from the Agroecology Fund/Global Green Grants Fund/East Africa Regional Fund …

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ELI-FaNS poster: Farmer-led joint experiment to improve efficacy of paliga roots for preserving stored grains in northern Ghana

26. December 2025 / West & Central Africa, Farmer-led research, Innovation in Food & Nutrition Security Proli-FaNS / SULCI-FaNS / ELI-FaNS, Ghana Country Platform

The ELI-FaNS project enabled farmer-led research on a local post-harvest management innovation in Northeast Gonja District of Ghana, involving the use of powder from the root of the local plant paliga (Securidaca longepedunculata) to reduce losses from insect attacks. The poster detailing the process and results can be found here.   Le projet ELI-FaNS a …

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ELI-FaNS project: PID documentation report from Prolinnova–Ghana

26. December 2025 / Farmer-led research, Innovation in Food & Nutrition Security Proli-FaNS / SULCI-FaNS / ELI-FaNS, Ghana Country Platform

ELI-FaNS (Expanding the promotion of local innovation for food security and healthy nutrition to strengthen resilience with a focus on women) is a project under the Prolinnova umbrella being hosted and coordinated by the Association of Church-based Development Projects (ACDEP) and implemented in five Country Platforms, namely: in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya and South …

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ELI-FaNS project: Ghana CP shares the local innovation documentation report

18. December 2025 / Ghana Country Platform

ELI-FaNS (“Expanding the promotion of local innovation for food security and healthy nutrition to strengthen resilience with a focus on women”) is a project under Prolinnova umbrella being being hosted and coordinated by the Association of Church-based Development Projects (ACDEP) and implemented in five Country Platforms, namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa. …

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PROFEIS project: Prolinnova Mali shares technical data sheets for four local innovations

18. December 2025 / Mali Country Platform

Prolinnova Mali rend disponible les fiches techniques décrivant le défi ou la contrainte, la solution développée, les mesures de mise en œuvre, ainsi que les effets/ impacts et les conditions de succès et de reproductibilité de 4 innovations locales identifiées dans le cadre du projet PROFEIS (Promouvoir l’expérimentation et l’innovation paysannes pour améliorer la sécurité …

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PROFEIS project: Prolinnova Mali shares local innovations catalogue

18. December 2025 / Mali Country Platform

Dans le cadre du Projet PROFEIS (Promouvoir l’expérimentation et l’innovation paysannes pour améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et la conservation des ressources au Sahel, 5e phase : Avril 2021-March 2024), Prolinnova Mali a entrepris plusieurs activités dont l’identification et la documentation des innovations locales. Au total, 55 innovations locales ont été documentées dans un catalogue représentant …

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Prolinnova-South India hosts International Partners Workshop (IPW) 2025

8. December 2025 / South India Country Platform

Prolinnova’s IPW 2025 took place from 10-14 November in Idukki, Kerala, hosted by Peermade Development Society (PDS), Prolinnova-South India. Partners and friends from 20 countries participated in the event. Fr Boby Alex Mannamplackal, President of PDS, opened the event while the augural address was delivered by Mr Anil Kumar, Chairman, Kerala State Biodiversity Board. Several …

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Three NaviNut policy briefs from Benin + Kenya

16. November 2025 / NaviNut Project, Benin Country Platform, News & Events, Kenya Country Platform

The NaviNut project “Enhancing women’s agency in navigating changing food environments to improve child nutrition in African drylands”, which took a transdisciplinary approach to research & development – co-creation of innovations by local people and scientists from different scientific disciplines – has brought out three policy briefs: Strengthening women’s role and agency Mothers’ contribution to …

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NaviNut project completed – see the many outputs!

17. September 2025 / NaviNut Project, Benin Country Platform, News & Events, Kenya Country Platform

In June 2025, the NaviNut project “Enhancing women’s agency in navigating changing food environments to improve child nutrition in African drylands” finalised its report to the funder: the German Federal Ministry of Food & Agriculture (BMEL). NaviNut took a transdisciplinary approach to research & development: co-creation of innovations by local people and scientists from different …

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