The coordinator of the Eastern & Southern Africa Subregional Platform is Jacob Wanyama, based in Nairobi, Kenya (jacobwanyama12@gmail.com).
In its 2016–20 strategy, the Prolinnova network decided to create regional and subregional platforms of country-level multistakeholder networks (“Country Platforms”). The Eastern & Southern Africa Subregional Platform includes the Country Platforms (CPs) in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. It is also open to multistakeholder groups that want to promote farmer-led …
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 Eastern & Southern Africa subregion, Jacob Wanyama started work as the new SRC in June 2020, taking …
Annual report 2019–20 from Eastern & Southern Africa Read More »
Jacob Wanyama, new SRC for ESA Jacob Barasa Wanyama has been selected as the new Prolinnova Subregional Coordinator (SRC) for Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA). He will take over from Brigid Letty from South Africa on 1 June 2020; Brigid will be mentoring him throughout the month of June. He will be coordinating the subregional …
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The annual report for 2019 from the subregional platform in Eastern & Southern Africa covers activities undertaken by the 8 Country Platforms (CPs) in the subregion: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe, as well as activities at subregional level. These were related to workshops and networking, backstopping of CPs, strengthening the structure and …
Prolinnova is seeking a new coordinator (part-time) in Eastern & Southern Africa (ESA). The key responsibility is to coordinate the setting up and operation of the ESA subregional platform for mutual learning and joint action in promoting local innovation and farmer-led participatory research and development, particularly within institutions of agricultural research, advisory services and …
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Prolinnova was invited to join a workshop held by SKI (Seed & Knowledge Initiative) in Lusaka, Zambia, in August 2019 on “Advancing the practice of agroecology in Southern Africa”. The workshop aimed to increase understanding of agroecology and decide where SKI should focus to increase its impact in the region. SKI is a regional initiative that …
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Prolinnova was invited to join a workshop held by SKI (Seed & Knowledge Initiative) in Lusaka, Zambia, in August 2019 on “Advancing the practice of agroecology in Southern Africa”. The workshop aimed to increase understanding of agroecology and decide where SKI should focus to increase its impact in the region. SKI is a regional initiative that …
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The outgoing Subregional Coordinator (SRC) of the Eastern & Southern Africa Prolinnova Platform (ESAPP), Amanuel Assefa, reports on his activities in the period April 2018 – March 2019, until he resigned from the post because of his workload in other activities. He has been replaced by Brigid Letty from South Africa. His report highlights his main accomplishments …
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The outgoing Subregional Coordinator (SRC) of the Eastern & Southern Africa Prolinnova Platform (ESAPP), Amanuel Assefa, reports on his activities in the period April 2018 – March 2019, until he resigned from the post because of his workload in other activities. He has been replaced by Brigid Letty from South Africa. His report highlights his …
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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
compiled by Amanuel Assefa The first report compiled by the new Prolinnova Subregional Coordinator for Eastern & Southern Africa starts by giving an overview of the seven Country Platforms (CPs) in the subregion. It then covers the ongoing and newly initiated activities, particularly in the CLIC–SR and Proli-FaNS projects; the work done by the CPs …
