Programa de Desarrollo Integral Interdisciplinario (PRODII) / Interdisciplinary Integrated Development Programme – Félix Vale Vega – director@prodii.org Germán Jarro, Fundacion Agrecol Andes – german.jarro@agrecolandes.org
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Over a decade of experience of promoting farmer-led innovation through the Prolinnova network was showcased at the third Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD3) on 6–8 April 2016 in Johannesburg. The event was organised by the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) and hosted by the South African Government and the Agricultural Research …
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The report “Ten years of promoting farmer-led innovation: taking stock of achievements of the Prolinnova Global Partnership Programme and network“ provides a synthesis of all findings and information generated through a “stocktaking” process that involved a desk study of Prolinnova documents and evaluation reports, a questionnaire to 40 staff members of international organizations in agricultural …
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The Prolinnova Country Platforms (CPs) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda held a two-day regional meeting for coordination of and co-learning from the CLIC–SR (Combining Local innovation Capacities with Scientific Research) project funded by The Rockefeller Foundation, USA. The main topics covered were: 1) Studies on local innovation as a response to change perceived by farming communities 2) Documentation and publication of …
In February 2015, Ms Assétou Kanouté, the national coordinator of the activities of PROFEIS (Promoting Farmer Experimentation and Innovation in the Sahel) in Mali, was named Special Advisor to Ms Assétou Migan, the Malian Minister for Scientific Research. This provides an excellent opportunity to integrate the concepts and approaches of promoting farmer innovation and farmer-led …
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Host organisation: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) Contact persons: (Ms) Emily Monville Oro – emily.monville@iirr.org (Country Coordinator) (Ms) Maggie Rosimo – maggie.rosimo@iirr.org (CP Coordinator)
The National Meeting of Farmer Innovators was held on 4 December 2015 in Cochabamba, Bolivia. A total of 45 innovations were selected for exhibit. The fair was attended by 51 innovators and included 38 stands from six departments: Santa Cruz, La Paz, Oruro, Potosi, Cochabamba and Chuquisaca. The event began at 10:30 h with a …
This 4-page report summarises the governance and activities of PROFEIS-Mali in 2014, including farmer-led experimentation, training, International Farmer Innovation Day celebrations, communication and advocacy. It also describes some farmer cooperatives that are growing out of the PROFEIS activities.
Some members of the Prolinnova network have volunteered to help with translations between the four major languages used by Country Platforms in the network: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. We thanks them heartily for their support! Holly Hufnagel As both a veterinarian and agricultural economist, I have a particular interest in innovation in the livestock …
