The new Subregional Coordinator (SRC) of Prolinnova activities in West & Central Africa is Georges Djohy, based in Benin. WCA coordinator: Georges Djohy, Benin Georges Djohy is a member of the wider Prolinnova network (Yahoogroup) but will be new to …
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From the over 150 candidates that applied to be Subregional Coordinator (SRC) of Prolinnova activities in Africa, the two persons selected by the Country Platforms in the respective subregions and the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) were Amanuel Assefa for the Eastern & Southern Africa subregion and Georges Djohy for the West & Central Africa subregion. …
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From the over 150 candidates that applied to be Subregional Coordinator (SRC) of Prolinnova activities in Africa, the two personsselected by the Country Platforms in the respective subregions and the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) were Amanuel Assefa forthe Eastern & Southern Africa subregion and Georges Djohy for the West & Central Africa subregion. …
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From the over 150 candidates that applied to be Subregional Coordinator (SRC) of Prolinnova activities in Africa, the two personsselected by the Country Platforms in the respective subregions and the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) were Amanuel Assefa forthe Eastern & Southern Africa subregion and Georges Djohy for the West & Central Africa subregion. …
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The network in Bolivia produced a short report on their activities in 2016 in Spanish and English, drawing attention especially to two videos on the Farmer Innovation Fair in 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jajFMKh3Y50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhxMTVoOdYY&feature=em-upload_owner
On 12–14 May 2015, the West African Workshop on Approaches to Farmer-Led Research and Development in Francophone West Africa was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The workshop was an initiative of a diverse group that included civil-society organisations partnering with Germany-based Misereor, members of the Prolinnova/PROFEIS[1]network in the region, the McKnight Foundation’s Collaborative Crop Research …
New technologies coming from both international and national agricultural research institutions are often a poor match for smallholder farmers’ priorities. Moreover, many of the “top” technologies developed by these research institutions cannot be widely spread because smallholders cannot access and/or afford them. Putting smallholder farmers in the centre of agricultural research would help to overcome …
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On 28–29 August 2014, a PID (Participatory Innovation Development) workshop took place in Cochabamba, Bolivia. This event was attended by 10 participants from institutions (Agrecol-Andes, Prosuco, Prodii, Vecinos Mundiales) and independent professionals who belong to the Prolinnova–Bolivia platform. The event was a chance to understand the PID strategies that are used internationally and it was …
The West African workshop on approaches to farmer-led research (12–14 May 2015) and the West African Farmer Innovation Fair (15–16 May) took place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. To update everyone with the latest news about these two events, a communication committee including the Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Association of Burkina Faso, INADES Formation, Yam Pukri and ETC …
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