Year 2 of Proli-FaNS in Ethiopia

Prolinnova-Ethiopia (PE) is one of the five Country Platforms (CPs) that is involved in on-the-ground activities in Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security (Proli-FaNS). The CP coordinator Ms Beza Kifle reports here on the PE activities and achievements in Year 2 of this project.

Exploring local innovation in animal health

In May 2018, Swiss scientists from TPA (Tropical and Public Health Institute) made a quick inventory of some local innovations in animal health treatments in Burkina Faso and Ghana with a view to studying their effectiveness in terms of health and productivity. TPA and the Prolinnova platforms in the two countries are exploring possible collaboration, focusing on anti-parasitic and …

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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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Eastern & Southern Africa 2017 report

The activities of the Prolinnova Country Platforms in Eastern & Southern Africa in the year 2017 have been summarised by the subregional coordinator Amanuel Assefa in the 15-page report below: ESAPP Annual Report 2017 

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, the Prolinnova Platform for West and Central Africa (WCA) played its part in seeking to achieve the overall objectives of the project. In this annual report in French and English, the Subregional Coordinator (SRC) for WCA recalls the …

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Poster on the FaReNe project

A poster in French on the project “Renforcement des réseaux de recherche dirigés par les agriculteurs” / “Strengthening farmer-led research networks” (FaReNe) under the umbrella of the multistakeholder Prolinnova network can be found here.

Poster on FaReNe project

A poster in French on the project “Renforcement des réseaux de recherche dirigés par les agriculteurs” / “Strengthening farmer-led research networks” (FaReNe) under the umbrella of the multistakeholder Prolinnova network can be found here.

Women in northern Ghana improve locally made soap

The documentation team of ACDEP, the host NGO of Prolinnova-Ghana, has produced a video film on how a women’s group in Yendi in northern Ghana improved its artisanal soap by using local herbs and other materials to give the soap new colours and shapes. They did this to meet the changing demands of local customers …

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