The activities of the Country Platform (CP) in Burkina Faso in 2016 are part of the implementation of two major projects: FaReNe (Strengthening Farmer-led Research Networks in the Sahel) and Proli-FaNS (Promoting Local Innovation in Food and Nutrition Security). The Burkina Faso partners have continued to implement the FaReNe project, which is hosted by the …
Prolinnova–Burkina Faso annual report / rapport annuel 2016 Read More »
A total of eight cases of farmer-led joint experimentation in agriculture or NRM – two from each of the four Country Platforms involved – were brought together in the publication Compilation of cases of joint experimentation from Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
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)
In 2016, Prolinnova–Ghana engaged in sharing and learning from field activities of network institutions and NGOs to promote local innovation and Participatory Innovation Development (PID), joint planning and starting up the project “Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security” (Proli-FANS), preparing to host IPW 2017, and meetings of the National Steering Committee and Working …
In 2017, the Farmer-Led Innovators Association of Kenya (FALIA) worked together with the Prolinnova partner organisation A Growing Culture (AGC) to document farmer innovations in Kisumu in Western Kenya. FALIA and AGC identified 20 promising innovations addressing a range of issues from biodiversity preservation and economic empowerment to gender equality and improved food security. Their …
Farmer-led documentation of local innovation in Kenya Read More »
In its 2016–20 strategy, the Prolinnova network decided to create regional and subregional platforms of country-level multistakeholder networks (“Country Platforms”/CPs). The Eastern & Southern Africa Subregional Platform includes the CPs in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan and Uganda. It is also open to multistakeholder groups that want to promote farmer-led local innovation and experimentation …
In the framework of the Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation for Food and Nutrition Security) project, partners in Cameroon have identified several local innovations by women and men. A process of farmer-led joint experimentation with other actors in research and development is being carried out on selected innovations. Here is an example of an innovation by …
Serge Ayangma, beginning the process of multiplying bee colonies Read More »
In the framework of the Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation for Food and Nutrition Security) project, partners in Cameroon have identified several local innovations by women and men. A process of farmer-led joint experimentation with other actors in research and development is being carried out on selected innovations. Here is an example of a woman’s innovation …
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. …
New Prolinnova Subregional Coordinators in Africa Read More »
In its 2016–20 strategy, the Prolinnova network decided to create regional and subregional platforms of country-level multistakeholder networks (“Country Platforms”). The regional platform in West & Central Africa (WCA) includes the Country Platforms in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali and Senegal and is open to other Prolinnova Country Platforms that may become active again, …
