New article in „The Conversation“ on the impact of herbicides on edible weeds
Herbicides threaten edible weeds in Zambia - that may be bad news for local food security
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Podcast: What is the role of artificial intelligence in achieving Zero Hunger?
PARI Coordinator Dr. Heike Baumüller participated in the AI Policy Labs podcast to discuss Artificial Intelligence and its role in achieving zero Hunger.
West African scientists warn of dire consequences of climate change on food security
In a recently released publication, African scientists stress the vulnerability of West Africa to climate change impacts. The published volume is a compendium of papers presented at the conference on climate change and food security in West Africa.
Experts call for actions to achieve a prosperous, food and nutrition secure and peaceful Sahel
In-depth national studies on land, climate, energy, agriculture and development in the 11 Sahel countries show how manifold potentials of the region could be better harnessed.
Making Digitalization Work for African Agriculture: The Role of the Enabling Environment
Blog Post by Benjamin K. Addom and Heike Baumüller, originally published a part of a series of blog posts on the release of the 2020 Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR).
With the right investments and policies, Africa can mobilize its large food production potentials
Africa has the potential to secure its supply of food for affordable and healthy diets from the sustainable use of its own resources, but significant investments and policies are needed to transform this potential into reality.
PARI Research Fellow Dr. Thomas Daum is awarded the Josef G. Knoll European Science Award 2020
PARI Reasearch Fellow Dr. Thomas Daum was awarded the Josef G. Knoll European Science Award 2020 for his work on “The potential of smartphone apps to collect self-recorded data in agricultural households. A study on time-use in Zambia”.
Akademiya2063 Launches COVID-19 Bulletin
AKADEMIYA2063 has published a broad data, analytics and communications agenda on the impacts of and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic…
How is Covid-19 impacting the African food and beverage manufacturing industry?
ZEF/PARI in collaboration with the SADC Research Center conducted a rapid phone survey of close to 600 companies in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa in May 2020 to understand the impacts in on the African food and beverage manufacturing industry.
COVID-19: Impacts on food trade – Is global food security at risk?
This blog post by ZEF researchers Lukas Kornher and Tekalign Sakketa discusses the impact of Covid-19 on global food markets and food security.
PARI team travels to India to study digital services for livestock producers
PARI researchers from the Hans Ruthenberg-Institute of Agricultural Science in the Tropics from the University of Hohenheim traveled to India to learn about the current stage of digital applications for livestock farming in India.
PARI Researcher Thomas Daum: “The ideal African farm is a diverse one”
The prevailing modernist view of African agriculture, focusing on tech, may not be enough to entice young Africans to pick up farming. Africa’s youngsters have a very different idea of what their ideal farm would look like, says researcher Thomas Daum.