Times Have Changed – Using a Pictorial Smartphone App to Collect Time–Use Data in Rural Zambia
This study discusses the development of a picture-based smartphone app called Time-Tracker that allows data recording in real time to avoid recall biases.
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PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
Agricultural Extension Service and Technology Adoption for Food and Nutrition Security: Evidence from Ethiopia
This paper looks at the adoption decisions and the complementarities among labor-intensive technologies and comprehensive use of modern inputs.
Production diversification, dietary diversity & consumption seasonality: panel data evidence from Nigeria
This paper aims to analyze the interplay between production diversity and dietary diversity across different seasons in rural Nigeria.
Smartphone Apps as a new method to collect data on smallholder farming systems in the digital age: A case study from Zambia
Across the developing world, the spread of mobile- and smartphones has led to a surge in mobile services for rural populations. While the potentials of mobile services to provide development…
Using a Whole-farm modelling approach to assess changes in farming systems with the use of mechanization tools and the adoption of high yielding maize varieties under uncertainty in Northern Benin
This study examines the effects of high-yielding maize varieties and the use of machineries on the production, income, crop mixtures, and demand for production resources in two farms and farm household typologies in the northern cotton growing belt of Benin Republic.
PARI Policy Brief No. 11: Realizing the Potential of Digital Technologies for Agricultural Development in Africa
This policy brief discusses opportunities and challenges for scaling digital technologies in African agriculture.
Assessment of the Use of Conservation Agriculture on Durum Wheat Yield, Water and Nitrogen Use Efficiencies and Soil Health
This study aims to assess the effect of nitrogen fertilization of DW under two tillage systems (CA vs CV) combined with two contrasted crop rotation (cereal monocropping, forage legume/cereal), on (i) crops yields, (ii) water and nitrogen efficiencies and (iii) soil quality.
Factors Affecting the Adoption of Innovative Technologies by Livestock Farmers in Arid Area of Tunisia
This paper aims to investigate the determinants of farmer’s decisions to adopt IT in the arid area of Tunisia.
Marketing and Promotional Plan for Local Rice Based on Drivers of Traders and Consumers Preferences
Recognising the crucial role traders play in marketing and distribution of rice in the country, this study was undertaken to assess their level of involvement, preferred rice types as well as factors that influence their preferences.
Causes and Consequences of Increasing Herbicides Use in the Cotton Production Zone of Mali
The main objective of the study is to analyze the causes and consequences of growing herbicide use in the cotton production zone of Mali.
PARI Policy Brief No. 10: Innovations to Overcome Increasingly Complex Problems of Hunger
Alternative Pathways towards Food Security.
On-farm Milk Cooling Solution Based on Insulated Cans with Integrated Ice Compartment
This paper assesses a solution for on-farm milk cooling under controlled laboratory conditions.