PARI Policy Brief No. 7: How to develop Knowledge and Skills for Mechanization in Africa
This policy brief analyses how the United States and Germany built up the knowledge and skills needed for successful mechanization.
PARI Research Outputs
PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
Recognizing and rewarding farmers’ creativity through contests: experiences and insights from four African countries
This paper presents the experiences and outcomes of applying contests to elicit farmer-generated innovations and to reward outstanding farmer innovators in selected districts in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Zambia
The Little We Know: An Exploratory Literature Review on the Utility of Mobile Phone-Enabled Services for Smallholder Farmers
This article presents an exploratory literature review regarding the impact of mobile phone-enabled services on farmers in developing countries.
Impact of Climate Change Adaptation Strategies on Farm Yields and Income in Benin
The objective of this study was to analyse the economic and environmental impacts of the adoption of climate change adaptation strategies on farm management in Benin.
Quantifying the response of wheat yields to heat stress: The role of the experimental setup
The aim of this study was to improve the understanding of the reasons of the disagreement by testing the response of wheat yield and yield components to differences in the method of heating, the temperature measurement point and soil substrate under sole heat and combined heat and drought stress around anthesis.
Functions and Impacts of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms in Benin
This study describes the operation of the agricultural multistakeholder platforms and assesses the impact of their activities on the production and revenue of
the different beneficiaries.
Innovation Opportunities in Irish Potato Value Chain in Mali
This paper assesses the potential economic benefit for the different actors in the potato value chain using participatory appraisal in two regions of Mali.
Factors Influencing Scaling-up of Agricultural Innovations: Lessons from Ghana
This review study indicates that capacity building, inherent attributes of the innovation, establishment of partnership strategies are among the key factors determining widespread scaling up of new innovations in the country.
Agricultural Mechanization in Kenya: rice and banana value chains
This study assesses the status, challenges, and prospects of agricultural mechanization on rice and bananas in Kenya.
Development and Analysis of Rice Value Chains in Ghana
This study uses the value chain approach to study the rice sub-sector in the selected districts and to solicit support for small-scale rice value chain actors.
PARI Policy Brief No. 6: Improving Employment Prospects for Africa’s Rural Youth
Given that the agriculture sector remains the most important economic sector in the region, policies that support its development and increase the human capacities of rural youth can significantly improve employment opportunities and quality.
Physical robustness of canopy temperature models for crop heat stress simulation
Despite widespread application in studying climate change impacts, most crop models ignore complex interactions among air temperature, crop and soil water status, CO2concentration and atmospheric conditions that influence crop canopy…