Innovations to Overcome the Increasingly Complex Problems of Hunger
This paper aims to assess alternative pathways toward overcoming hunger with an emphasis on innovation.
PARI Research Outputs
PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
Generating Employment and Increasing Income in Agricultural Value Chains and Thereby Fostering Food Security: Case Studies of Rice and Cotton in Benin and Senegal
A case study approach is used to investigate the patterns of employment and income generation in cotton and rice value chains in Senegal and Benin.
From Agricultural to Economic Growth: Targeting Investments Across Africa
This paper examines whether investments in the agriculture and food sectors in Africa significantly increases overall economic growth and, hence, reduces food and nutrition insecurity.
Frontier Analysis and Agricultural Typologies
This paper looks at agricultural typologies of microregions for 8 of the 12 African countries in the PARI project to identify micro-regional level opportunities, bottlenecks and investment gaps.
Climate Change Effect on Wheat Phenology Depends on Cultivar Change
This study aims to quantify the contributions of changes in cultivars, sowing dates and temperature to the changes in the phenology of winter wheat.
Vocational Education and Training for Farmers and Other Actors in the Agri-Food Value Chain in Africa
The study analyzes the current state of Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ATVET) in Africa and presents its challenges and opportunities.
Coping strategies with Climate Variability effects: The case of the village of Zignasso in Mali
This study analyzes the different adaptation strategies proposed by farmers and examines them to seek effectiveness, and feasibility before making recommendations for better livelihoods.
Status of Smallholders Agricultural Mechanization in Sub-Saharan Africa
This review study examines the mechanization of the smallholder’s systems in Africa. It builds on the history of its mechanization and identifies the constraints that require action to ensure the growth of the sector.
Socio-Economic Analysis of Promising Innovations in Benin
This study aims to fill missing socio-economic data and to carry out socio-economic analysis of hopeful technological innovations developed between 1996 and 2016, in particular for FARA priority sectors, namely rice, soybean, small ruminants and poultry.
Value Chain Assessment of Sidi Bouzid Sheep Production and Marketing in Tunisia : Challenges and Opportunities of Linking Breeders to the Markets
This study characterizes the dominant sheep production system within Sidi Bouzid, identifies the main stakeholders, marketing channels for inputs and outputs, challenges and opportunities to production, and provides policy recommendations.
Impact of Climate Change on Rice Farmer Income in Togo
This study measures the effect of climatic changes on the income of rice growers in Togo.
Impact of Agricultural Innovation Platforms on Smallholder livelihoods in Eastern and Western Kenya
This study aimed at understanding the outcome and impact of the use of innovation platforms, as well as identify and explore possibilities of replicating successful innovation platforms in other regions to enhance the livelihoods of the target communities.