Moving from Productivity to Sustainability in Agricultural Education?
This study assesses the current state and perceptions of sustainability education in agriculture in four African countries.
PARI Research Outputs
PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
Policy Brief No. 37: Can the agroprocessing sector create jobs in Africa?
This policy brief offers insights on the potential of the agroprocessing sector to create decent and inclusive jobs in Africa, based on evidence from Ethiopia, Ghana and Tunisia.
Building digital bridges in African value chains
This study examines the use of ICTs by African agriculture intermediaries to facilitate networking and information exchange in markets, highlighting the benefits and differences in usage across dealer types, and the potential for digital platforms to improve service delivery.
Enhancing Youth Employment in Rural Africa: Challenges and Opportunities in Tunisia
The study aims to analyze how young people engage in farming and how to enhance the youth employment opportunities in Tunisia.
How to Enhance Youth Engagement in Productive Employment in Farming and Agribusiness in Africa: A Youth Perspective (Benin)
This report analyzes the success and failure factors of agripreneurs in Benin and aims to identify the main constraints that hinder the motivation of youths to invest and participate in the agricultural sector.
How to Enhance Youth Engagement in Productive Employment in Farming and Agribusiness in Africa: A Youth Perspective (Ethiopia)
This report investigates how to enhance youth engagement in productive employment in farming and agribusiness in Ethiopia and aimes to identify the main success factors in farming and agribusiness, as well as the main challenges and barriers to entry into farming and agribusiness for youths.
Can the agroprocessing sector create jobs in Africa? Evidence from Ethiopia, Ghana and Tunisia
This paper analyzes the potential of the agroprocessing sector to create jobs in Africa, based on the evidence from Ethiopia, Ghana and Tunisia.
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.
PARI Annual Report 2021
The PARI annual report 2021 presents the highlights of PARI research conducted in 2021.
Mechanization, digitalization, rural youth: Stakeholder perceptions on mega-topics for African agricultural transformation
Agricultural mechanization, digital agriculture, and rural youth engagement are three megatrends occupying policymakers focused on agricultural transformation across Africa. Each of these topics is associated with debates on opportunities and risks and appropriate policy actions.
The farming question: Intergenerational linkages, gender and youth aspirations in rural Zambia
The study finds that parents strongly shape youth aspirations – they are much more influential than siblings, peers, church, and media. Male youth are more likely to envision farming (full or part-time) than female youth. This reflects their parent's aspirations and is reinforced by the patriarchal system of land inheritance.
Who Wants to Farm? Answers Depend on How You Ask: A Case Study on Youth Aspirations in Kenya
This study suggests that rural development strategies need to be based on the actual aspirations of rural youth.