Country Platforms

African farmer innovation in biopesticides against fall armyworm

24. July 2022 / Tanzania Country Platform, News & Events, Ethiopia Country Platform

Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda, FAW) has recently appeared in Africa, where it is threatening food security, as it infests maize, which is a staple crop in many countries. Farmer innovators in Ethiopia and Tanzania (among surely many others) are trying out different ways to combat this new pest. The 4-page report “Towards farmer-led bio-management of …

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Proli-FaNS activities in Ethiopia: Aug-Nov 2018

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

The Prolinnova-Ethiopia coordinator, Ms Beza Kifle, compiled a report on the activities of the Country Platform within the Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security) project covering the period August-November 2018. The report can be found here.

Proli-FaNS quarterly report May-July 2018

24. July 2022 / Ghana Country Platform

September 2018 The May–July 2018 progress report for Proli-FaNS – coordinated by ACDEP/Ghana – gives an overview of activities and achievements of the Prolinnova Country Platforms in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya; of the subregional coordinators for West & Central Africa and for Eastern & Southern Africa; and of the International Support Team.

Year 2 of Proli-FaNS in Ethiopia

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

Prolinnova-Ethiopia (PE) is one of the five Country Platforms (CPs) that is involved in on-the-ground activities in Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security (Proli-FaNS). The CP coordinator Ms Beza Kifle reports here on the PE activities and achievements in Year 2 of this project.

Exploring local innovation in animal health

24. July 2022 / Burkina Faso Country Platform, News & Events, Ghana Country Platform

In May 2018, Swiss scientists from TPA (Tropical and Public Health Institute) made a quick inventory of some local innovations in animal health treatments in Burkina Faso and Ghana with a view to studying their effectiveness in terms of health and productivity. TPA and the Prolinnova platforms in the two countries are exploring possible collaboration, focusing on anti-parasitic and …

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Poster on the FaReNe project

4. March 2024 / Mali Country Platform

A poster in French on the project “Renforcement des réseaux de recherche dirigés par les agriculteurs” / “Strengthening farmer-led research networks” (FaReNe) under the umbrella of the multistakeholder Prolinnova network can be found here.

Women in northern Ghana improve locally made soap

24. July 2022 / Innovation in Food & Nutrition Security Proli-FaNS / SULCI-FaNS / ELI-FaNS, Ghana Country Platform

The documentation team of ACDEP, the host NGO of Prolinnova-Ghana, has produced a video film on how a women’s group in Yendi in northern Ghana improved its artisanal soap by using local herbs and other materials to give the soap new colours and shapes. They did this to meet the changing demands of local customers …

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2017 annual report Prolinnova-South Africa

24. July 2022 / South Africa

The coordinator of Prolinnova-South Africa gives a brief report on activities in 2017, including representation of the Prolinnova partners in Eastern & Southern Africa in the AFAAS (African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services) meeting in Durban, South Africa. The one-page report can be found here.

Prolinnova–Kenya annual report 2017

5. November 2022 / Innovation in Food & Nutrition Security Proli-FaNS / SULCI-FaNS / ELI-FaNS, News & Events, Kenya Country Platform

In its 2017 annual report, Prolinnova–Kenya (PK) focuses mainly on its activities in the “Promoting Local Innovation for Food and Nutrition Security” (Proli-FaNS) project, in its second of three years. This builds on experiences of PK over previous years, e.g. in the FAIR and CLIC–SR initiatives under the Prolinnova umbrella, to show the value of …

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