PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
This paper adresses options for the mechanization of smallholder production and processing systems from economic and institutional perspectives as well as roles of the private sector and the state. It further analyzes necessary knowledge and skills to promote mechanization and its effects of mechanization on rural employment.
This study compares different institutional options for mechanization, including state-led procurement and distribution of machinery and private sector activities; assesses opinions and policy beliefs with regard to policy instruments and effects on mechanization, youth and digitalization; assesses the state of skills development for mechanization and; assesses the effects of agricultural mechanization on rural communities.
This report presents a brief assessment of the job creation potential of the agro-processing sector in Ethiopia.
This study compared the energy requirements of farm households in Zambia at three levels of mechanization (hand tools, animal draught power and tractors) to assess the largely neglected agriculture-nutrition linkage.
This policy brief summarizes economic, social and environmental impacts from a private business model that aims to enable “emerging” medium-size farms to provide mechanization services to smallholder farmers in Zambia.
Working towards an even playing field requires a gender transformative approach and building on existing norms to strengthen women’s access to resources and opportunities in the agricultural sector.
In this report opportunities of mechanization policy and investments to increase productivity, incomes and employment opportunities shall be identified.
This study aimed at understanding the food and beverage sector by exploring the qualitative and quantitative dimensions of the sector. It ascertains how investments and other interventions in the sector influence the quantity, quality and inclusiveness of jobs created.
This study assesses high-potential areas for investments in transport, irrigation and electricity infrastructure in Burkina Faso.
This study assesses high-potential areas for investments in transport, irrigation and electricity infrastructure in Senegal.
Numerous challenges have slowed the growth of the telecom infrastructure in Nigeria, namely, high cost of the right of way, multiple regulatory bodies, lengthy processing of right of way, conflicting agreements at federal and state levels with operators, cable theft and road works leading to damages to fibre installations/infrastructure, erratic grid electricity supply, fragile backbone infrastructure and limited investment in IBB industry.
This report seeks to inform policy makers, private and public investors about promising innovations in the Mali livestock value chains and their context that could enable a transformation of the livestock economy taking into account its multiple trade-offs and co-benefits.