The African Partners Workshop (AfPW) took place in Nairobi, Kenya, directly after the International Farmer Innovation Fair and Conference. It was a two-day event (11–12 April 2024) with a very full programme that allowed for sharing and discussion of experiences from two of the Misereor-funded projects that are currently being implemented, as well as from …
On 8–10 April 2024, farmer innovators from 11 African countries coming together in person – and were joined online by farmer innovators from Asia – to share their innovations at the Kilimo Grand Resort in Nairobi, Kenya. The event was funded by the 11th Hour Project of the Schmidt Family Foundation and was coordinated by …
International Farmer Innovation Fair & Conference in Nairobi Read More »
In early March 2024, Ms Sabine Dorlöchter-Sulser from Misereor (Germany) visited Prolinnova–Senegal and was welcomed by the team in AgriBio Service, the NGO that coordinates the Misereor-funded Proli-GEAFaSa project “Promoting local innovation in water management by family farmers in the Sahel” on behalf of the Country Platforms in Senegal and Burkina Faso. Sabine and the …
Visit from Misereor Germany to Proli-GEAFaSa project Read More »
L’atelier de lancement de la phase 2 du Projet de ‘’Promotion de l’innovation locale dans la Gestion de l’Eau en Agriculture Familiale au Sahel’’ (Proli-GEAFaSa) a eu lieu à Thiès au Sénégal du 13–15 septembre 2023. Il a réuni huit participants venus du Bénin, du Burkina Faso, et du Sénégal et a été accueilli par …
Proli-GEAFaSa Phase 2: Atelier de lancement / Inception workshop Read More »
Webinar 2 theme: “Building capacities within universities and research institutes to create conducive conditions for stimulating reflection and integrating Participatory Innovation Development (PID)” The Prolinnova international network (www.prolinnova.net) initiated a series of three webinars to provide an opportunity for its Community of Practice (CoP) to share experiences in linking with university and research actors in …
The Misereor-funded pilot project “Promoting Ethnoveterinary Medicine for Sustainable Animal Husbandry Practices in Northern Ghana” (Ethnovet Project) started in October 2019 and continued until May 2023. It sought to improve the health and productivity of livestock kept by male and female small-scale farmers through increased recognition and use of ethnoveterinary medicine (EVM) as a complementary …
Final report on pilot Ethnovet Project in Ghana (2019–23) Read More »
The Collective Action (CA) on Transforming Higher Education in Agriculture, formally launched on 14 September 2023, aims to promote and accelerate the transformation of higher educational models of learning through improved technical and practical skills and effectiveness of agricultural professionals to increase their employability, agricultural entrepreneurship, innovation and ethical leadership within their countries’ agricultural innovation …
Prolinnova in GFAiR Collective Action on Transforming Higher Education in Agriculture Read More »
With funding from the 11th Hour Project of the Schmidt Family Foundation, Prolinnova–Kenya will host an International Farmer Innovation Fair and Conference (IFIF&C) on 8–10 April 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. Farmer innovators from 11 of Prolinnova’s multistakeholder Country Platforms (CPs) in Africa will showcase their innovations in person. A 2-hour virtual session on 9 April …
Call for posters for Prolinnova conference on participatory innovation Read More »
On 22 – 27 October 2023, Prolinnova’s International Partners Workshop was held in Polokwane, Limpopo Province, South Africa. The workshop report as well as a pdf file containing all the presentations are now available: Workshop report Compilation of presentations
The 6th Africa-Wide Agricultural Extension Week (AAEW 2023) was held in Abuja, Nigeria, on 5–11 November, co-hosted by the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development and the Nigerian Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (NIFAAS). The AAEW is a biennial flagship event of the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), which brings participants …
Prolinnova participation in 6th AFAAS Extension Week 2023 Read More »
