In the GFAR Talks session online on 1 March 2023, Vincent Mariadho from Prolinnova–Kenya explained Prolinnova’s perspective on how universities can meet small-scale farmers’ needs by integrating the approach of recognising local innovation and facilitating farmer-led participatory research engaging university students and staff. Vincent discussed with Jim French, Secretary General of GCHERA (Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural and Life Sciences); the moderator was Sayed Azam-Ali, CEO Crops For the Future. The recording of this GFAR Talk can be found here.