Inside the crowd: Assessing the suitability of SMS-based surveys to monitor the food security situation in Uganda
This study assesses the suitability of SMS-enabled surveys for food security monitoring.
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
Funding models for scaling soil health: Assessing the economic viability and inclusiveness of carbon farming projects in Kenya
How can carbon farming mobilize private finance and establish structures that deliver benefits for ecosystems and smallholders?
Reliability of approaches for measuring soil organic carbon and implications for results-based payments for smallholder carbon farming
This study assesses the implications of measurement error for results-based carbon farming schemes.
EVENTS
PARI research presented @ Tropentag 2025
Amy Faye and Friederike Schilling, both Senior Researcher at Center for Development Research (ZEF) presented PARI research outputs at Tropentag…
PARI @ West Africa Bioeconomy Workshop held in Dakar, Senegal
The workshop discussed strategies for advancing the bioeconomy movement in West Africa to foster sustainable development and regional collaboration.
A decade of PARI research on food systems innovations in Africa: Informing implementation of the Kampala CAADP Declaration 2026-2035
This event will share key insights from PARI on how to transform food systems in Africa to promote affordable and equitable access to healthy foods.