Prolinnova–Nepal convened a half-day Country Platform (CP) meeting on 12 December 2022 in Hotel Greenwich Village in Kathmandu, organised by the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) Co-chair Suman Manandhar and the Asia Regional Coordinator Sharad Rai. The participants included past and new members of the Nepal network from government institutions, NGOs, universities and private consulting firms, …
Guidelines in Nepali on how to integrate teaching about local innovation into school curricula: Sthaniya-anweshan_1-merged
At a meeting of Prolinnova–Nepal on 12 December 2022 in Lalitpur, 17 participants came together, including not only existing members of the Country Platform (CP) but also people from new organisations, as representatives of government institutions, NGOs, universities and consulting firms or as individuals. Suman Manandhar, co-chair of the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG), gave an overview …
“Sharing about farmer innovation with students of secondary schools and universities was the highlight of the events to mark IFID 2021 in Nepal. One event was held at the Creative Academy, a secondary school in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, and the other was a Zoom event organised by a supporter of farmer innovation. Read the report ….”
The March 2021 issue of the Appropriate Technology magazine (Vol. 48, No. 1) published two articles on women innovators in Kenya and Nepal. Prolinnova partners in the two countries have been working with these women in farmer-led joint research and helping them share their experiences within and beyond their communities. Both women presented their innovations …
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Dharma Dangol has been an active member of Prolinnova-Nepal from its inception. He was also the Country Platform (CP) coordinator in the period during which the CP secretariat was hosted by the Natural History Museum of the Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu. Dharma retired in April this year but is committed to continuing the work of …
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In this May 2019 update on Prolinnova-Nepal, the new secretariat of the Country Platform (CP) – SAHAS (Group of Helping Hands) – reports on what has been happening since the handover from outgoing CP coordinator Dharma Dangol (now retiring) from Tribhuvan University to Surendra Shrestha, Executive Director of SAHAS Nepal. One of the final activities …
]]> International Farmer Innovation Day (IFID) was celebrated in Nepal on 29 November 2017 with a seminar on farmer innovation. Prolinnova–Nepal organised the event together with the Natural History Museum (NHM) of Tribhuvan University, Rarahil Memorial School, Creative Academy and CENEED (Center for Nepal Environmental & Educational Development). ]]> Mayor of Kirtipur Municipality, Ramesh …
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Staff members of the Institute of Science and Technology at Tribhuvan University and affiliated campuses joined a training programme on local innovation and farmer-led joint research, thanks to funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nuffic. See report here: pdf 351 KB
A seminar was jointly organised on 5 October 2017 by Prolinnova-Nepal and Rarahil Memorial School, a secondary school in Kathmandu. The event was held in the school hall. Two students of agriculture from Mahendra Ratna Multiple Campus in Ilam District of East Nepal made presentations. Ms Salina Maharjan presented on “Agricultural Education in Nepal” highlighting …
