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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The new coordinator of the Prolinnova Country Platform in Ethiopia, Gebeyehu Woldemichael, visited Enebse Sar Medir in Amhara Region, one of the sites where Prolinnova activities to strengthen community resilience to change are being carried out as part of the CLIC-SR (Combining Local Innovative Capacities with Scientific Research) project funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. His …
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Prolinnova-Kenya (PK) is a partner in the regional programme Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research – Enhancing Community Resilience to Change (CLIC-SR) with financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation. Also the Prolinnova Country Platforms in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda are part of this programme. PK is focussing its CLIC-SR work in the dryland areas Machakos and Baringo. The report covers the activities …
One of the first activities of Prolinnova-Kenya in the CLIC–SR (Combining Local Innovative Capacity with Scientific Research) project was to conduct a field study in Machakos Country, one of the two areas selected for this project. The main aims of the study were: i) to document and assess how smallholder farmers and their communities perceive the …
A consultative workshop was held in Tahtay Maichew, Tigray Region of Ethiopia, to explore together with farmers and other stakeholders the local perceptions of change and to identify local innovations in response to change. The workshop was organised by Prolinnova-Ethiopia (PE), particularly by its member organisations Best Practice Association (BPA) and Institute for Sustainable Development …
Capacity building for farmers and other stakeholders who are engaging in joint experimentation was held in Tahtay Maichew District of Tigray Region. The workshop was organised by Best Practice Association (BPA) and Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD) in collaboration with other Axum Prolinnova Platform members – innovator farmers, Aksum University, District Agricultural Office, Zonal Food …
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In Enebse Sar Medir District of Amhara Region in central Ethiopia, an study was made of how smallholder farmers and their communities perceive the main changes affecting their livelihoods, including (but not only) climate change, and how they respond to these changes. The study was carried out by the Alem Berhan Self Help Community Based Development …
Prolinnova-Ethiopia celebrated the International Farmer Innovation Day in 2013 by organising a consultative meeting in Axum with innovator farmers, experts, partner organisations and longstanding members from the local and Tigray region and other regions in Ethiopia with a theme “Farmers’ Innovation Improves their Resilience to Change”. The event included presentations, lively discussions and filed visits. Please see …
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