Farmer-led documentation (FLD) is an empowering process in which local communities take the lead role in the documentation process. The results are used by community members for learning within the community and for exchange between communities (horizontal sharing) and among communities, development agents and policymakers (vertical sharing). Many development agents are interested in FLD but are …
There is a need for models for innovation platforms at lower levels that can bring together stakeholders and foster innovation development, promoting and outscaling farmer innovations and helping national planners to recognise the value of local-level outscaling as an important basis for upscaling through the institutions. The interest to influence policy has to be grounded …
Prolinnova is seeking enthusiastic volunteers! PROmoting Local INNOVAtion in ecologically oriented agriculture and natural resource management (NRM) is the essence ofProlinnova. In several countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific, diverse organisations have joined forces to promote local innovation in agriculture and NRM.After analysing their own experiences in agricultural research and development (ARD), they have …
La documentation menée par paysans (FLD) est un processus d’autonomisation dans lequel les communautés locales jouent le rôle principal dans le processus de documentation. Les résultats sont utilisés par les membres de la communauté pour l’apprentissage au sein de la communauté et pour l’échange entre les communautés (partage horizontal) et entre les communautés, les agents …
We had our virtual marketplace on the 1st of October. It was a great success, attended by 42 people that comprised members of CPs, members of the POG and IST and Friends of Prolinnova. Thanks to everyone that prepared materials – especially the farmers who shared their innovations, and A Growing Culture (AGC) for supporting …
On Friday 1 October we had our virtual marketplace, which was a great event, attended by more than 40 participants across the world. Participants included members of country platforms, Friends of Prolinnova, members of the Prolinnova Oversight Group and the International Support Team. Thank you so much to everyone that participated – especially those who …
Subregional Coordinators visualise Prolinnova CoP in Africa The previous Prolinnova Subregional Coordinators in Africa – Brigid Letty for Eastern & Southern Africa and Georges Djohy for West & Central Africa – made a diagram that shows the complexity and multiple links within the Prolinnova community of practice (CoP) in Africa, made up of the two …
Vidéo « Projet OKP/TMT+ – Innovation local (2022, 12min) Cette vidéo résume les réalisations et acquis du projet Orange Knowledge Programme Tailor-Made Training Plus (OKP/TMT+) au Bénin : « Renforcement de capacités des enseignants des lycées agricoles pour soutenir l’entrepreneuriat social basé sur l’innovation locale pour la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle ». Ce projet financé par Nuffic a été mis en …
2021 PowerPoint presentation Activité de sensibilisation et d’information sur Prolinnova et le projet Proli-GEAFaSa Abdel-Karim Ali Mahamane, Subregional Coordinator, West & Central Africa PowerPoint format (PPT 122 KB) PDF format (PDF 221 KB) 2017 PowerPoint presentation Women in transdisciplinary research: interacting with citizen’s science and innovationAnn Waters-Bayer, Prolinnova International Secretariat; c/o Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), Netherlands PowerPoint presentation (PDF …
July 2007: During its national stakeholder workshop, Prolinnova-Kenya invited Sylvance Sange of the Kenya Industrial Property Institute, to give an overview of important issues related to Intellectual Property protection. He agreed that his paper and PPT presentation be shared within the Prolinnova network. Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights. Sylvance Anderson Sange, Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) …
Advancing Participatory Technology Development: Case studies on Integration into Agricultural Research, Extension and Education This publication includes a selection of 12 case studies on institutionalizing Participatory Technology Development (PTD) approaches in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It shows how various organizations in agricultural research, extension and education have attempted to integrate PTD into their day-to-day …
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Country / Regional Platforms International Support Team (IST) Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG) Country Platforms BENIN c/o Better Life NGO Contact: Georges Djohy (gdjohy@gmail.com) BURKINA FASO c/o Réseau MARP & World Neighbors Contact: Augustin Ouedraogo (wendpayanguede@gmail.com) CAMBODIA c/o Community Developer Organisation (CDO) Contact: Math Alpy (alpy.math@gmail.com) / Sam Vitou (samvitou1973@gmail.com) CAMEROON c/o COSADER & National Alliance against …
Over time, Prolinnova partners have developed a set of operational guidelines to respond to needs that have arisen within the international network. The initial drafts of these guidelines prepared with input from the partners were further refined and/or approved by the Prolinnova Oversight Group (POG). These guidelines remain work-in-progress and are periodically revised or added to in …
