First Farmer Innovation Fair in Cameroon

Cameroon Farmer Innovation Fair prize winners (Photo: Jeanne Sikangwa) The Country Platform (CP) in Cameroon organised the first Farmer Innovation Fair in the country on 27–29 May 2021.  The fair gave value to the innovativeness of farmers throughout Cameroon and to gave innovative farmers an opportunity to network with other farmers, formal researchers and agricultural …

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African Partners Workshop 2020

Prolinnova-SA participated in the virtual Africa Partners Workshop that took place in October 2020 – see the screen shot! AttachmentSize opening_session.jpg152.18 KB

Annual report 2020 from Prolinnova-South Africa

2020 was a quiet year for Prolinnova- South Africa, and also a stressful one for everyone, with the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. An overview of key activities in the year can be found here. Prolinnova-SA annual report 2021

Progress in the Ethnovet Project Oct 2020-Mar 2021

In this progress report, Foster Awuni, coordinator of the Misereor-supported Ethnovet project, describes activities and outputs achieved in the period from 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021 and some challenges faced. He then outlines activities planned for April–June 2021. The activities implemented in the reporting period included: literature review on ethnobotanicals and phytochemical properties …

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FaReNe activities in Burkina in 2020 / Activités de FaReNe au Burkina en 2020

The CP in Burkina gives a 2-page English update of activities in 2020 in the project “Supporting and strengthening farmers’ research networks to improve local innovation in Burkina Faso and Mali, Phase II” (FaReNe II). The update focuses on farmer-led joint experimentation in Gomponsom (Northern Region). Le CP au Burkina donne une mise à jour …

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Rapport annuel 2020 / Annual report 2020 Burkina Faso

Au cours de l’année 2020, la Plateforme Pays (PP) du Burkina Faso a poursuivi la dynamique d’appui à l’innovation locale et le renforcement de la collaboration entre ses membres. La PP a continué la mise en œuvre des projets SULCI-FaNS (Accroître les capacités locales d’innovation pour la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle), FaReNe (Renforcement des Réseaux …

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Appropriate Technology magazine features Prolinnova achievements

The June 2021 issue of the Appropriate Technology magazine (Vol. 48, No. 2) brings three articles about Prolinnova – one on social innovation for improved food and water security in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; another on setting up a multistakeholder platform to promote farmer-led research and innovation in Benin; and a third one on the election …

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