Farm Mechanization in Indian Agriculture with Focus on Tractors
This study examines the development of farm mechanization in India, with a special focus on the use of tractors, the key drivers for demand and the efficiency of tractors in India.
PARI Research Outputs
PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
Investing Sustainably in African Livestock Development: Opportunities and Trade-Offs
The objectives of this report are first to describe the patterns and changing structures of the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) livestock sector and secondly to explore innovations that can help to address the complex trade-offs involved in investing in the development of a sustainable livestock sector.
India-Africa Partnership in Trade and Investment: With focus on the Agriculture and Food Sector
This paper looks at historical ties between India and Africa. It identifies trade and investment patterns in recent decadesand describes the collaborations between India and several African countries in the field of agriculture.
PARI Policy Brief No. 26: Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the Kenyan Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the containment measures have affected the performance of the Kenyan food and beverage manufacturing industry and what measure companies need to support them during the pandemic.
PARI Policy Brief No. 25: Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the Nigerian Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the containment measures have affected the performance of the Nigerian food and beverage manufacturing industry and what measure companies need to support them during the pandemic.
PARI Policy Brief No. 24: Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the South African Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the lockdown measures have affected the performance of the South African food and beverage manufacturing industry and the critical issues that firms face during and post lockdown.
Mobilizing Investments in Fertilizer Production and Distribution in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Uganda
The problem of fertilizer market in SSA is multifaceted and is affected by multiple factors on both demand and supply. In this context, the study focuseds on the factors that affect its supply.
Study of Selected Livestock Innovations in Ethiopia
The purpose of the study was to provide guidance to policy makers and private and public investors on promising innovations in Ethiopian livestock value chains and their contexts, which could enable transformation of the livestock sector.
PARI Policy Brief No. 23: Like Uber for Tractors? How to strengthen the rural sharing economy in India and Africa
This policy brief presents the concept and findings from case studies with Hello Tractor (Nigeria) and EM3 Agri-Services (India) to illustrate how this can work in developing countries.
Impacts of agricultural mechanization: Evidence from four African countries
This is the first paper that explores agronomic, environmental and socioeconomic effects together, thereby revealing linkages and trade- offs, some of which have been hitherto unknown.
Youth aspirations, perceptions of farming, and migration decisions in rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Further empirical evidence from Ethiopia
The study discusses the aspirations and preferences of youth in rural sub-Saharan Africa using a large-scale SMS-based survey data and complements it with an investigation on the causal effects of adolescent aspirations on migration decisions when youth in southwestern Ethiopia.
PARI Annual Report 2019
The PARI annual report 2019 presents the highlights of PARI research conducted in 2019.