PARI @ AASW8: How to turn the agrifood sector into an engine of job growth for Africa’s youth
Hybrid side-event to the 8th Africa Agribusiness and Science Week
PARI EVENTS
Upcoming and past events organized by the PARI partners
Strengthening resilience to shocks and stresses in African food systems
Hybrid event hosted by PARI/ZEF, the Malabo Montpellier Panel and AKADEMIYA2063
Long-term forecasts on the future of Africa
The presentation builds upon Jakkie Cilliers’ book The Future of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities and a new website on Africa’s long term prospects offering empirical data that informs planning, prioritisation and effective resource allocation.
PARI @ AGRF 2022: Investment for innovation of food processing in Africa’s food system
This event discussed what innovations, investments and policies are needed to boost the performance of Africa’s food and agriculture sectors beyond production.
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.
AERC-PARI Seminar: Agricultural Innovation for Productivity and Employment
African students and faculty members presented findings from their research on agricultural innovation conducted as part of the AERC-PARI collaboration.
AERC-PARI Seminar: Sustainable agricultural growth, food & nutrition security, and rural development in Africa
PARI and the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) jointly hosted a virtual seminar where Master and PhD students from Africa who participate in the AERC and ZEF postgraduate programmes presented and discussed their research findings
Strengthening the African Agricultural Research and Development Towards Improved Africa Food System
This webinar brought together all stakeholders of the One Africa Voice on Agricultural Research for Development to stimulate awareness at the highest possible level within the context of the Food System Summit.
Impact of Covid-19 on African food and beverage manufacturing companies: Evidence from selected African countries
PARI researcher Heike Baumüller and Zaneta Kubik presented a study that monitored the early impacts of Covid-19 pandemic and related containment measures introduced by the governments on the operations of the food and beverage sector in four African countries
CILSS-PARI Seminar: Rural Development, Agricultural Livelihoods and Job Creation in the Sahel Region
Researchers from Africa and Germany launched a series of studies that identify policy entry points and investment opportunities to advance economic growth, food security, and job creation in the Sahel region