South Africa

PID training report and feedback session

A training programme, conducted in collaboration with KIT, has been funded by Nuffic and has involved two workshops and a period of practical application of the principles covered in the workshops. The training programme was requested by Mahlathini Development Foundation and was supported by Institute of Natural Resources NPC. PID Training Report Workshop  PID Feedback Session …

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10-year review Prolinnova-South Africa

Looking back over the last 10 years: a review of Prolinnova-South Africa and its efforts to institutionalise participatory development approaches and an appreciation of local innovationBrigid Letty (March 2014) Introduction The review of Prolinnova-South Africa’s activities since its inception in 2004 has been an opportunity to reflect back on the range of activities that the …

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Farmer Access to Innovation Resources (FAIR) 2 in South Africa: findings and lessons learnt

Prolinnova South Africa was one of the seven countries that piloted local innovation support funds (LISFs) under the Farmer Access to Innovation Resources (FAIR) project supported by the Rockefeller Foundation. The report Farmer Access to Innovation Resources (FAIR) 2 in South Africa: findings and lessons learnt captures some of the key experiences and lessons of …

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Learning in innovation systems in South Africa

In South Africa (SA), the Prolinnova network is linked with the EU-funded JOLISAA (Joint Learning in Innovation Systems in African Agriculture) project through Brigid Letty, Institute of Natural Resources, coordinator of Prolinnova–SA and member of the JOLISAA–SA team. At a JOLISAA-SA workshop in late Jan 2012, extension agents and researchers involved in three cases of …

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Assessing the impact of grassroots innovation in agriculture

by Brigid Letty, Zanele Shezi & Maxwell Mudhara, Prolinnova-SA; presented at GLOBELICS International Conference, 15-17 Nov 2011, Buenos Aires, Argentina (GLOBELICS:  Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation & Competence Building Systems)PDF File; size: 583 KB link to news and events page:http://www.prolinnova.net/category/categories/news-events

Prolinnova–South Africa: Sparks on the rainbow

On 21 March 2011, four films featuring the work of Prolinnova were launched at the International Partners Workshop in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. One of the films featured is based on work in South Africa, entitled “Prolinnova–South Africa: Sparks on the rainbow”. English version French version The other three videos were based on work in …

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