SULCI-FaNS progress from Oct 2020 to Mar 2021

The report on progress in the Misereor-funded project “Scaling Up Local Capacity to Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security” (SULCI-FaNS) in the period from 1 October 2020 to 31 March 2021 summarises activities and outputs achieved by the four Country Platforms involved (in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana and Kenya), by the Subregional Coordinators in Africa …

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Farmer Innovation Fair in Cameroon, 27–29 May 2021

Farmer Innovation Fair in Cameroon (FIPAC) News about FIPAC broadcast on national television CRTV in English See the programme (in French) ! The Prolinnova community of practice and its partners in Prolinnova–Cameroon are holding a Farmer Innovation Fair in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 27–29 May 2021. This event brings together stakeholders in agricultural research and development …

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Plateforme de promotion de l’innovation locale au Bénin / Platform to promote local innovation in Benin

Participants à l’atelier / Workshop participants (Photo: Mass Photo-Video) English below Mise en place d’une plateforme multi-acteurs de promotion de l’innovation locale au Bénin Le samedi, 15 mai 2021, s’est tenu à Parakou au Nord-Bénin l’atelier de mise en place d’une plateforme multi-acteurs de promotion de l’innovation locale et du développement participatif d’innovation (DPI) du …

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Annual report 2020 from West & Central Africa

  As part of the regionalisation process within the Prolinnova network, two subregional coordinators (SRCs) were appointed part-time in Africa, with funding through the SULCI-FaNS (Scaling Up Local Capacity to Innovation for Food and Nutrition Security) project. In the West & Central Africa subregion, Abdel-Karim Ali Mahamane started work as the new SRC in April …

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3 new POG members: Violet Kirigua (Kenya), Ibrahima Seck (Senegal) & TJ James (India)

              Violet Kirigua, Kenya                          Ibrahima Seck, Senegal                                 TJ James, India Three new members will join the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) on 1 June 2021. Violet Kirigua from Kenya will take the seat for the Country Platforms (CPs) in Eastern & Southern Africa (ESA), Ibrahima Seck from Senegal will become the representative for farmer organisations …

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Prolinnova-Ghana annual report 2020

The Country Platform (CP) in Ghana had been very active in 2020. It is implementing two projects under the Prolinnova umbrella, namely SULCI-FaNS (Scaling Up Local Capacity to Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security) and Ethnoveterinary Medicine (Ethnovet), with field activities in two and four learning sites, respectively. The National Steering Committee and Core Support …

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Prolinnova-Bolivia report for 2019

The new director of PRODII, José A. Arratia Ríos, reports on some activities to promote farmer-led innovation in Bolivia in 2019. PRODII is the host organisation of Prolinnova-Bolivia. El nuevo director del PRODII, José A. Arratia Ríos, informa sobre algunas actividades para promover la innovación liderada por los agricultores en Bolivia en 2019. PRODII es …

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