West & Central Africa

Subregional taskforce leaders in Africa

As part of the process of regionalisation of the Prolinnova network, subregional taskforces have been created in Eastern & Southern Africa (ESA) and in West & Central Africa (WCA). These taskforces recently agreed on who will coordinate the interaction within each taskforce and with the respective subregional coordinator, Amanuel Assefa and Georges Djohy, in order …

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West & Central Africa coordinator’s contribution to Proli-FaNS Year 2

In the 2nd year of implementing the “Promoting local innovation for Food and Nutrition Security” (Proli-FaNS) project (August 2017 – July 2018), the Prolinnova Platform for West & Central Africa (WCA) played its part in seeking to achieve the overall objectives of the project. In this report in French and English, the Subregional Coordinator (SRC) for WCA recalls the …

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West & Central Africa 2017 report

The activities of the Prolinnova Country Platforms in West & Central Africa in the year 2017 have been summarised by the subregional coordinator Georges Djohy in the 10-page report below in English (WeCAPP: West & Central Africa Prolinnova Platform) and French (PPOAC: Plateforme Prolinnova d’Afrique Occidentale et Centrale): WeCAPP 2017 report (English) PPOAC rapport 2017 …

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Devenir, être et demeurer membre de Prolinnova : lignes directrices

Au fil du temps, les partenaires de Prolinnova ont développé un ensemble de lignes directrices opérationnelles pour répondre aux besoins apparus au sein du réseau international. Elles ont été préparées avec l’aide des partenaires et affinées et/ou approuvées par le Groupe de Supervision de Prolinnova (POG). Elles aideront les groupes et acteurs de référence (points focaux) dans …

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West & Central Africa 2016 report

by Georges Djohy, Prolinnova Subregional Coordinator for West & Central Africa Prolinnova Platform for West and Central Africa (English version) Plateforme Prolinnova d’Afrique Occidentale et Centrale (French version)

New Prolinnova Subregional Coordinators in Africa

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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Prolinnova WCA coordinator makes media coverage of CFS44

On invitation by the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), the Prolinnova Sub-Regional Coordinator for West & Central Africa (Georges Djohy) attended on 5–8 Oct 2017 a training session on designing and implementing communication strategies based on social media. Just after the training, he was integrated into the GFAR social reporter team for media coverage …

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Prolinnova WCA coordinator attends GFAR social-media training

Georges Djohy, Prolinnova Subregional Coordinator for West & Central Africa (WCA), was selected by the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) to take part in the training course on communication strategies through social media to be held on 5–13 October in Rome. This training, offered by GFAR and FAO, also gives him the opportunity to …

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