International Farmer Innovation Day 2017 celebrated in Nepal

]]> International Farmer Innovation Day (IFID) was celebrated in Nepal on 29 November 2017 with a seminar on farmer innovation. Prolinnova–Nepal organised the event together with the Natural History Museum (NHM) of Tribhuvan University, Rarahil Memorial School, Creative Academy and CENEED (Center for Nepal Environmental & Educational Development).   ]]> Mayor of Kirtipur Municipality, Ramesh …

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University staff in Nepal learn about farmer-led joint research

Staff members of the Institute of Science and Technology (IOST) at Tribhuvan University and affiliated campuses joined a training programme on local innovation and farmer-led joint research, thanks to funding from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Nuffic (Dutch organisation for internationalisation of higher education). The training began with a 6-day residential workshop in …

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Refreshing PID in Mozambique

In collaboration with Vicente Zefanias, Romualdo Rutazihana conducted a two-day refresher course in November 2017 for more than 20 participants from Prolinnova-Mozambique partner organisations. A third day was set aside for elections: one focal point was elected for each of the three provinces where the network is operating (Maputo, Gaza & Inhambane). The workshop participants …

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Partnership between Prolinnova and Global Devt Studies, University of Virginia, USA

Introduction by David Edmunds, Track Director, Global Development Studies Program Can a Cambodian farmer be a teacher? Can a Senegalese farmer become a community organiser? Can an Ethiopian farmer become head of an Ethiopian NGO? Of course, the answer is yes, in principle. How does a student from an American University respond to such questions? …

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Prolinnova WCA coordinator makes media coverage of CFS44

On invitation by the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), the Prolinnova Sub-Regional Coordinator for West & Central Africa (Georges Djohy) attended on 5–8 Oct 2017 a training session on designing and implementing communication strategies based on social media. Just after the training, he was integrated into the GFAR social reporter team for media coverage …

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AFAAS/GFRAS event on Developing Local Extension Capacity, Durban, South Africa

On 4 November 2017, upon the invitation of Max Olupot (AFAAS), Brigid Letty (a member of Prolinnova-South Africa and a member of the Prolinnova taskforce for the Eastern and Southern Africa Sub-region) attended an event that was a joint initiative of GFRAS (Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services) and AFAAS (African Forum for Agricultural Advisory …

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AFAAS/ GFRAS event on Developing Local Extension Capacity (DLEC Project), Durban, South Africa, 4 November 2017

Yesterday, on the invitation of Max Olupot (AFAAS), Brigid Letty (A member of Prolinnova-South Africa and a member of the Prolinnova taskforce for the Eastern and Southern Africa Sub-region) attended an event that was a joint initiative of GFRAS (Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services) and AFAAS (African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services). It was …

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Proli-FaNS Year 1 report

The overall progress report on Year 1 of the Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security) project funded through Misereor covers the period from 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2017. It shows how Prolinnova partners in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya have been enhancing the innovative capacities of rural communities …

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Proli-FaNS Year 1 report

The overall progress report on Year 1 of the Proli-FaNS (Promoting local innovation in Food and Nutrition Security) project funded through Misereor covers the period from 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2017. It shows how Prolinnova partners in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana and Kenya have been enhancing the innovative capacities of rural communities to improve …

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