International Farmer Innovation Day 2016 celebrated in Nepal
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Nepal Country Platform
Nepali innovator awarded international prize for women’s creativity
The International Day of Rural Women was celebrated in Nepal on 15 October 2016 with a ceremony to award a Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life to Ms Tulsi Gyawali for her innovation in waste management. Prolinnova–Nepal in collaboration with Rarahil School in Kathmandu and Panga Women’s Saving and Credit Cooperative held the celebration …
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Two events organised by Prolinnova–Nepal in August 2016
The Prolinnova–Nepal Country Platform with the assistance of researchers and staff of the Natural History Museum (NHM), Tribhuvan University, organised a workshop on Grant Writing Development for Youth on 3–4 August 2016 and a seminar on Weed Science: Status and Future Directions on 5 August 2016. These events were supported by the Farmer-To-Farmer Program of …
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New host for the Prolinnova-Nepal network
The Natural History Museum of Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu has accepted the task of hosting the Prolinnova network in Nepal. Since the network started in 2003, it has been capably hosted by LI-BIRD (Local Initiatives in Biodiversity, Research and Development) based in Pokhara. On 27 March 2016, the Executive Director of LI-BIRD, Balram Thapa, handed …
Factors influencing local innovation in ecological agriculture in the central development region of Nepal
Bhattarai, S. M., D. R. Dangol, S. B. Srivastav and P. K. ShresthaNepalese Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 2015, 13: 69-84PDF file: 2.8 MB
Farmer Access to Innovation Resources (FAIR 2): main findings and lessons learnt in piloting LISFs in Nepal
LI-BIRD, the lead NGO of the Prolinnova Nepal network was the first to pilot innovation funds within Prolinnova. This idea was elaborated and nurtured through the Farmer Access to Innovation Resources project that was rolled out in several countries in the network including Nepal. The experiences, findings, challenges and lessons are documented in the report, …
Engagement of LI-BIRD in promoting agrobiodiversity: special emphasis on Prolinnova
by Shreeram P Neopane Executive Director, LI-BIRD presented at Development Opportunity Crops Network (DOCNet) 2nd Stakeholder Workshop, 10–11 January 2012, Rome, Italy. (PDF file: 1.39 MB)
New Misereor project LINEX-CCA in Asia !
On 1 January 2012 a new regional programme was started by Prolinnova partners in Cambodia, India and Nepal. “Local INnovation and EXperimentation: an entry point to Climate-Change Adaptation for sustainable livelihoods in Asia“ is known as LINEX–CCA for short. Misereor, Germany, has approved activities for three years. The content coordination of LINEX–CCA lies with LI-BIRD in …
Nepal Pilot study on local innovation for CCA 2010 final
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Training farmer innovators in participatory documentary making
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