The report on activities of Prolinnova-Ghana in early 2019 (January–April) in the third year of the Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security) project can be found here. It covers farmer-led research at the Bongo and Yendi action-learning site in northern Ghana, documentation and other activities such as farmer innovation fairs to share …
Various partner organisations in the Prolinnova–Kenya network have identified and profiled 37 innovations by small-scale Kenyan farmers – women, men and groups – to improve the food and nutrition security of their families and communities. The 48-page well-illustrated Catalogue of Local Innovations was compiled by Makonge Righa and Vincent Mariadho of World Neighbors Kenya, the …
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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 …
The 2018 annual report from Prolinnova–Uganda presents the key achievements, challenges and perspectives during the year. Despite funding constraints, the Secretariat at Environmental Alert ensured that the Country Platform (CP) remained visible and active among the members, key stakeholders and partners. This was achieved through facilitating and supporting networking activities among members for information sharing …
The Farmer-led Research Network (FaReNe) project is a joint project of Prolinnova partners in Burkina Faso and Mali with financial support from the McKnight Foundation and technical support from the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), host of the Prolinnova international secretariat. It looks at how best to organise and use farmer-led innovation approaches, such as Participatory …
The Farmer-led Research Network (FaReNe) project is a joint project of Prolinnova partners in Burkina Faso and Mali with financial support from the McKnight Foundation and technical support from the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), host of the Prolinnova international secretariat. It looks at how best to organise and use farmer-led innovation approaches, such as Participatory …
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As part of the Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation for Food and Nutrition Security), Prolinnova–Cameroon has documented (in French) several cases of local innovation and farmer-led joint experimentation: 1. Utilisation du kanwa pour réduire l’amertume du chocolat: description de l’innovation locale 2. Utilisation du kanwa pour réduire l’amertume du chocolat: description du développement participatif de l’innovation …
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The coordinator of Prolinnova-Kenya, Vincent Mariadho, has compiled a 10-page report on activities of the Country Platform (CP) in 2018. The report focuses on the Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security) project, but also includes information on farmer innovation fairs, the regional meeting of African CPs, a training workshop on gender issues …
For the first time since Prolinnova-Peru was welcomed into the Prolinnova community of practice as an independent Country Platform in early 2018, the coordinator Lionel Vigil gives a 2-page report on activities in 2018.
