The first Research and Planning Meeting of PARI took place on 10-12 November 2015 in Bonn. The meeting gathered the key PARI partners from Africa and Germany to present and discuss the scientific outputs achieved in 2015 and outline the PARI work plans for 2016. The meeting also served to connect the African PARI partners to the BMZ and the Bonn-based GIZ team coordinating the Green Innovation Centres.