Country Platforms

2004 Cambodia mid-year report

Communication and information. Information brochures on Prolinnova have been prepared in Khmer (local language) and in English. The information brochures are widely distributed to NGO partners and other stakeholders. Inventory of local innovation. A total of 110 innovations/good practices are already compiled through an inventory of farmer innovation carried out by reviewing existing publications. National …

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Prolinnova Training 2004

On August 24, 2004 the Deputy Director General of Uganda’s National Agriculture Research Organisation (NARO) , Dr. John Aluma, opened a training for researchers and field extension workers from NGOs, NARO, UNCST, the National Agriculture Advisory Services(NAADS) and Makerere University Soil Science department. The Training is organised by Prolinnova-UGANDA and is facilitated by Sara and …

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Stakeholder Workshop 2004

Prolinnova South Africa PROmoting Local INNOVAtion Ecologically-Oriented Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Background Prolinnova South Africa is an initiative to enhance networks, build capacity, and actively engage civil society and government in promoting farmer innovation www.prolinnova.net A Core Team is formed comprising the Farmer Support Group (lead agency), MIDNET (secretariat), ARC, and PELUM South Africa. The …

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2004 Mid-year Report

Uganda Country Platform Formation of National Steering Committee The nominees for the National Steering Committee were proposed and letters requesting their participation on the committee dispatched. Half have positively responded to-date. The full list is namely: National Agricultural Research Organisation National Agricultural Advisory Services Uganda Local Authorities Association (local government) Makerere University Institute of Environmental …

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2004 Mid-year Report

Nepal Country Platform Identification of national partners Five organisations were selected as partner organisations to implement project activities of the Prolinnova Nepal initiative: Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD); Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG); Sustainable Soil Management Programme (SSMP) implemented by Helvetas in collaboration with Department of Agriculture; CARE Nepal; and Ecological Service …

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2004 Mid-year Report

  Identification of national partners A Core Team is formed comprising the Farmer Support Group (lead agency), MIDNET (secretariat), ARC and PELUM South Africa to implement the project activities of the PROLINNOVA South Africa initiative. On account of the limited resources for the first year, it was agreed to take KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) as first pilot area. Communication …

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Prolinnova-Ghana National Workshop successfully completed

Prolinnova’s present and future partners in Ghana met on 7–11 September 2003 in Koforidua, Southern Ghana, to discuss and plan for a Prolinnova multi-stakeholder programme in the country. The national workshop built on the results of three zonal workshops that were held in Tamale for the Northern Zone, Kumasi for the Middle Belt and Accra …

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