Regional coordinator: Sharad Rai (rsharad246@gmail.com)
In its 2016–20 strategy, the Prolinnova network decided to create regional and subregional platforms of country-level multistakeholder networks (“Country Platforms”/CPs). These “regionalisation” efforts were strengthened in the 2021–25 strategy. The CPs in Cambodia, Nepal, Philippines and South India are seeking to learn from each other within the Asia regional platform. They hope to be able …
This report provides an overview of activities that took place at the country (Cambodia, Nepal, South India, Philippines) and regional level in 2023 within the Prolinnova–Asia regional platform. A special focus in 2023 was on re-establishing and activating the Nepal Country Platform. You can find the 4-page report here.
Jony Jos, India: farmer in Prolinnova Oversight Group The Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) would like to announce that Jony Jos, a small-scale farmer from Tripunithura in Kerala State, India, has taken on the role of representing farmer organisations (FOs) in the POG starting from 1 December 2023. He is successor to Elizabeth Mpofu, founder and former …
On 26 May 2023, representatives of Prolinnova Country Platforms in Asia met in a virtual workshop organised by Sharad Rai, the regional coordinator in Asia, and Suman Manandhar, co-chair of the Prolinnova Oversight Group. The 6-page report on the meeting can be found here.
This report provides an overview of activities that took place at the country and regional level in 2022 within the Prolinnova–Asia regional platform. The year was mainly focused on the re-establishment and activation of Country Platforms (CPs) in Cambodia, Nepal and South India. Efforts were also made to raise funds through concept note submission and …
Sharad Rai is not a stranger to Prolinnova. He joined Prolinnova–Nepal in 2005 representing Practical Action and was an active member of the National Working Group (NWG). Sharad was involved in identifying and documenting farmer innovation and supporting farmer-led joint research in Nepal. During his time in the NWG, he developed guidelines for Participatory Innovation Development …
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