Prolinnova piloted a new mechanism to make funds for agricultural research and development accessible to farmer experimenters and local agencies supporting them. The Local Innovation Support Funds/Facilities (LISFs), as described in IK Notes 85 and a policy brief, are managed and used by farmers and community-based organisations (CBOs). The LISFs give farmers a chance to …
For partners in the SULCI-FaNS (Scaling up Local Innovation in Food and Nutrition Security) workshop in November 2020, Ann Waters-Bayer from the International Support Team presented experiences with Local Innovation Support Facilities/Funds (LISFs) made in previous years within the Prolinnova community of practice (CoP). SULCI-FaNS partners, some of which are new to the CoP, plan …
This 4-page brief is based on the experience of Prolinnova-Ethiopia in piloting Local Innovation Support Funds (LISFs) at three sites in the south, centre and north of Ethiopia. It shows how farmer-managed funds for local innovation and adaptation initiatives can be handled effectively at local level, add value to production and enhance local capacities. It draws attention to major implications for …
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This is a summary of scenarios for integrating complementary mechanisms for funding innovation by smallholders into mainstream agriculture development and research in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Uganda – an output of the “transition” phase of FAIR (Farmer Access to Innovation Resources). Action research in eight countries in Africa and Asia under the umbrella of Prolinnova …
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Stakeholders in agricultural research and development gathered at the end of Dec 2012 in Addis Ababa to review experiences in piloting Local Innovation Support Funds and to discuss how this approach could be mainstreamed. PDF file: 5.9 MB
The synthesis report on Farmer Access to Innovation Resources: Findings and lessons learnt on facilitating Local Innovation Support Funds has now been published by Prolinnova. It describes the process and results of the action research in eight countries in Africa and Asia to answer the following central questions: Can the LISF be an effective farmer-led …
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Prolinnova-Uganda would like to share her experience of piloting Local Innovation Support Funds (LISFs). The guide has been drawn from experience of four years (2007-11) of piloting and has been compiled to inform and guide institutions and organisations that would want to support innovation processes with such a funding mechanism. PDF file: 754 KB
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The four Prolinnova Country Platforms involved in the transition phase to develop LISF upscaling models and strategies offer their reports on their various activities in 2012: Ethiopia – Prolinnova–Ethiopia annual report 2012 Ghana – Prolinnova–Ghana annual report FAIR III Kenya – Prolinnova–Kenya transition phase report FAIR III Uganda – Prolinnova–Uganda annual report FAIR III Synthesis report by …
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Under the transition phase of FAIR (Farmer Access to Innovation Resources), multistakeholder Country Platforms that have been piloting LISFs have analysed their experiences and have developed LISF models that they consider suitable for the specific context of their respective countries. They have also developed strategies for scaling up the LISF The first reports have been …
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LI-BIRD, the lead NGO of the Prolinnova Nepal network was the first to pilot innovation funds within Prolinnova. This idea was elaborated and nurtured through the Farmer Access to Innovation Resources project that was rolled out in several countries in the network including Nepal. The experiences, findings, challenges and lessons are documented in the report, …
