Strategies for Transforming Smallholder Farming in Africa
This book comprises ten chapters that run an exhaustive analysis of all the issues in smallholder agriculture.
PARI Research Outputs
PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
From Potentials to Reality: Transforming Africa’s Food Production
This study aims to identify how Africa may transform its potentials into realities and actually secure its supply of food for affordable and healthy diets from the sustainable use of resources.
African agricultural mechanization: Myths, realities and an emerging research agenda
This paper presents a fact check on nine propositions regarding mechanization. Which ones are true? Which ones are false? To answer these questions, the study uses most of the recent literature on mechanization, thereby also providing a review of the current literature on agricultural mechanization in Africa.
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 Annual Report 2019
The PARI annual report 2019 presents the highlights of PARI research conducted in 2019.
Research Notes on Current Issues in Cameroon Agriculture
This report compiles about 15 thematic research that generated a series of information towards the delivery of innovation in crops, livestock, and fisheries in Cameroon.
PARI Policy Brief No. 18: Mechanizing African Agriculture
This policy brief discusses the factors to consider for successful initiatives in order to empower farming households to access machinery in several African countries
PARI Policy Brief No. 15: Seed System Development: Fertile Grounds In Sub-Saharan Africa
This Policy Brief proposes an agenda for supporting sustainable development of seed systems in Africa.
The Agricultural Mechanization in Africa: Micro-level Analysis of State Drivers and Effects
This paper examines the state, drivers and, consequently, the impacts of agricultural mechanization in eleven countries in Africa.
Suitability of Different Processing Techniques and Sales Options for Irish Potato (Solanum Tuberusum) Cultivarsin Cameroon
This report looks at the suitability of potato varieties to processing techniques and a market prospection study on the possibility of introducing potato varieties into different market niches.
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.