Country Platforms

Prolinnova–Ethiopia policy brief on local innovation in agriculture

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

Within the framework of the project “Strengthening Community Resilience to Change: Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research” (CLIC–SR) funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, Prolinnova–Ethiopia (PE) has published a policy brief entitled “Creating a space for local innovation in agriculture”. This is based on work of PE in promoting local innovation and farmer-led joint research. …

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Prolinnova-Ethiopia’s 10-year pathway to multi-stakeholder partnership

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

The initial coordinator of Prolinnova-Ethiopia, Amanuel Assefa, takes a look back at the first ten years of the network in that country. In the paper “A pathway to a lasting partnership: Prolinnova–Ethiopia’s decade of experience with innovative farmers”, prepared as part of the Prolinnova international network’s efforts to take stock of achievements and lessons over the last …

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Participatory research on locally developed beehive in Amhara Region of Ethiopia

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

Aba Mengist Demeke, one of the Ethiopian farmers who exhibited his innovation at the Eastern Africa Farmer Innovation Fair in Nairobi in May 2013, was involved in participatory research together with researchers from the Andassa Livestock Research Centre, the NGO AgriService Ethiopia and district administration staff in his home area Enebse Sar Midir in Amhara …

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Celebrating Farmer innovation Day and SRI Learning Group Reflection Workshop, 29 November 2014 – Philippines

24. July 2022 / News & Events, Philippines Country Platform

For the second year, the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) in partnership with the local government of Guinayangan, Quezon, celebrated International Farmer Innovation Day by honouring farmers who continue to promote sustainable approaches and to innovate in their farms and in the management of resources. An exhibit of these approaches and innovations was put …

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Six cases of local innovation in Enebse Sar Midir, Ethiopia

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

In Enebse Sar Midir District of Amhara Region, Ethiopia, the community-based organisation (CBO) Alem Birhan Self-Help Community-Based Development Association is facilitating the Rockefeller Foundation-supported project “Strengthening resilience to change: Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research” (CLIC–SR). As part of this project, a multidisciplinary team from the CBO, a university, an agricultural college and a …

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International Partners Workshop 2014 in Cambodia

24. July 2022 / Cambodia Country Platform, News & Events

On 12–15 May, the annual International Partners Workshop (IPW) was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This celebrated the 10th anniversary of Prolinnova as a global partnership. Even though some last-minute travel problems prevented participation of people from two of the Country Platforms, the workshop recovered from this disappointment and developed into one of the more …

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Farmer–scientist interface at CLIC-SR site in Axum, Tigray

24. July 2022 / Ethiopia Country Platform

In this report, the Prolinnova-Ethiopia coordinator describes a visit to the CLIC–SR (Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research) project partners in the Axum area in September 2014, including a workshop to review the progress of farmer-led joint experimentation. He brings interviews of farmers and scientists involved in research and innovation related to pollination by bees, …

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10-year review Prolinnova-South Africa

24. July 2022 / South Africa

Looking back over the last 10 years: a review of Prolinnova-South Africa and its efforts to institutionalise participatory development approaches and an appreciation of local innovationBrigid Letty (March 2014) Introduction The review of Prolinnova-South Africa’s activities since its inception in 2004 has been an opportunity to reflect back on the range of activities that the …

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