The challenges of rural youth employment in Africa: A literature review
This paper provides a literature review on youth employment challenges in rural Africa with the objective of addressing the question of how to productively engage rural youth.
Program of Accompanying Research for Agricultural Innovation
PARI brings together partners from Africa, India and Germany to conduct research on sustainable agricultural development, food systems transformation, and food and nutrition security in Africa and India. PARI is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
What we do
Identifying
Innovations
We analyse the potential and impact of innovations in food systems and rural areas.
Scaling
Innovations
We identify framework conditions for the generation and dissemination of innovations.
Policy
Engagement
We inform policy reforms and investment decisions for food security and income generation.
LATEST PUBLICATIONS
Spatiotemporal characterization of agricultural drought in the Sahel region using a composite drought index
This study developed a remote sensing based composite drought index (CDI), suitable for seasonal drought monitoring at 1 km2 resolution over the West African Sahel (WAS).
Policy Brief: G7 Development Assistance for Food Systems to Lift 500 Million People out of Hunger by 2030
This policy brief focuses on development aid finance needed to come near to the G7 commitment of lifting 500 million people out of hunger and malnutrition by 2030.
TWITTER FEED
EVENTS
Prospects for Aquaculture Development in Africa: A review of past performance to assess future potential
Etienne Hinrichsen, John Walakira and Heike Baumüller presented a PARI study that assesses African countries’ performance in the development of their aquaculture sectors.
Innovations for agriculture growth, food systems transformation and food security in Africa
The event consisted of four workshops, discussing the use and impact of digital technologies among agricultural intermediaries, local agricultural machinery manufacturing, enhancing youth engagement in agribusinesses as well as the African poultry sector.
Africa and India: Experiences with transformation of food and agriculture and opportunities for learning and collaboration
This event discussed opportunities for fostering India-Africa learning and collaboration to promote food and nutrition security in the two global regions.