Mali Country Platform

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