Integrating Integrating Participatory InnovationParticipatory InnovationDDdevelopment (PID)development (PID) into research,into research, extension extension and educationand education

Summary progress report to the GFAR Project Committee Meeting 2007

Planning and organising the new phasePlanning and organising the new phase

Early 2007, conduction of electronic evaluation and reflection on the programme’s performance in 2006

Preparation of the 4-year strategic -2007-2010 action plan at the secretariat, IST and CP level

Sharing and finalisation of the 2007 action plan at all levels through discussions in the international partners meeting held in March 2007 in Senegal.

Systematisation of processes and Systematisation of processes and proceduresproceduresDeveloped several tools

participatory M&E guide, backstopping guide, guide to establish new CPs, policy dialogue guide CP cross-visit guide, andGender mainstreaming concept none

Consideration was given to encouraging effective balance between centralisation and flexible local processes in programme management. All these guidelines are available on the PROLINNOVA website.

Headway to establish newHeadway to establish new PROLINNOVA Country PROLINNOVA Country ProgrammesProgrammes

Kenya MozambiqueBolivia Peru

Bolivia and Peru received a small grant in 2007 to make the first steps in building a country programme

Extension of stakeholdersExtension of stakeholders’’engagementengagement

In 2007 another approximately 30 organisations joined PROLINNOVA, This brings the total of organisations actively involved to around 130.

Stakeholders in Prolinnova Country Partnerships

NGO36%

MoA/Ext22%

Research13%

Farmer O9%

Uni16%

Other4%

NGOMoA/ExtResearchFarmer OUniOther

About 15 additional joint experimentations of About 15 additional joint experimentations of technological innovationstechnological innovations

Natrum extraction by women farmers Cereal glumes utilisation in cassava production Cattle fattening using cassava peels Fish smoking using an innovative local “banda”Charcoal ball “briquettes” from charcoal dust, grass and cattle manure Dealing with predatory antsTephrosia-based acaricideTraditional refrigerator (’zeer’)Fish fingerlings segregation Feeding experiment of fish-natural nutrients Segregated chicken-rearing New ways of watermelon cultivation Continuous planting-harvesting-planting technique for water cabbageWater management and household energy water drainage and harvesting and trypanosomiasis control.

Emphasis on social innovationEmphasis on social innovation

Niger, men and women farmers have formed a group to combat desertification Ethiopia, Farmer Innovators Association has emerged and is managing an LISF to support their experimentation activities. Cambodia is applying the LISF as a revolving loan for innovators that have formed farmer groups. Ghana, farmer innovators and their neighbours has formed a learning group to exchange experiences and to work jointly on innovation development.

FarmerFarmer--led documentationled documentation

South Africa: The use of still camera by farmers and photo documentation of innovations

Cambodia: Innovation story listening-sharing and documentation in the promotion of local Innovation

Ghana : Participatory Video.

Learning-based mutual capacity development

Backstopping: 9 on-the-spot backstopping missions , several input through e-communication

Training of facilitators on PID: 18 PID facilitators took part in the IIRR-organised PID Training of Facilitators (ToF) course , hosted by Prolinnova–Ethiopia.

Country-level training workshops/seminars:PROLINNOVA CPs have conducted a total of 20 events related to training, workshops and study visits, which have involved about 200 additional research, extension and NGO staff and 50 farmers.

Institutionalisation of PID in mainstream Institutionalisation of PID in mainstream ARD: ARD: MultiMulti--stakeholder participation process stakeholder participation process generating policy effectsgenerating policy effects

New legislation

Bolivia

PID in education institutionCambodia

GhanaNepalSudan

PID in research institutions

PID in government agenciesCambodiaEthiopia

NigerSenegalTanzania

EthiopiaSouth Africa

Tanzania

Evidence based multi-stakeholder

dialogue& action

Looking forward: the next year 2008Looking forward: the next year 2008

Concerns to increased attention. LISFs,Gender and HIV/AIDS issuesFarmer-led documentation, Policy dialogue, and Curriculum development

Intensification of capacity development effortDevelopment of systematic participatory monitoring and evaluation at all levels Policy-dialogue capacity development at country and regional levelIntegration of gender and HIV/AIDSCoping with the demands of growth of the GPP.

Thank you all for encouraging and supporting this journey of mutual learning