Country Platforms

Consultative workshop on perception of change and identification of local innovations in Tahtay Maichew

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 …

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Capacity building in farmer-led joint experimentation in Tahtay Maichew, Tigray Region

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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Farmers’ Perceptions of Changes and their Local Innovation in Response thereto in Enebse Sar Medir, Ethiopia: Survey Report

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 …

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International Farmer Innovation Day (IFID) Celebration 2013 in Ethiopia

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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Community perceptions of and creative response to change in Tahtai Maichew, Ethiopia

In Tahtai Maichew District of Tigray Region in northern 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 try to respond and innovatively adapt to these changes. This study formed part of the work of the …

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Prolinnova Cameroon Innovation Day 2013!

On 29 November, Prolinnova-Cameroon celebrated the International Farmer Innovation Day with family farmers in Abong Mbang Region in the east of Cameroon. PDF file: 335 MB

CCAFS exchange visit from Colombia to Senegal

PROFEIS-Senegal, coordinated by Agrecol Afrique, is a partner in the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) programme in West Africa. Together with the Senegalese Institute for Agricultural Research (ISRA), they hosted a group visiting from Colombia, South America, in early September 2013 to the Kaffrine learning site of CCAFS. The role of PROFEIS-Senegal in …

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CLIC-SR Ethiopia Project Field Report of Enebse Sar Medir (ESM)

Prolinnova-Ethiopia conducted a learning workshop in Enesbe Sar Medir (ESM), Mertule-Mariam, one of the project sites where CLIC-SR project is implemented. The learning workshop involved exchanging ideas with local people on perceived changes in recent years affecting their livelihoods and local innovations in response to these changes. After conducting the learning workshop, a study team was …

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Clay incubator: young Malian farmer shares his innovation worldwide

A local innovation identified by PROFEIS-Mali has been published by the FAO in its series on “Good practices for family poultry production”. The document describes the motivation of a young resource-poor farmer – 31-year old Mr Nouhoum Traoré –  to innovate and gives specific details about the preparation and use of the clay incubator for …

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