PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
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
This article presents an exploratory literature review regarding the impact of mobile phone-enabled services on farmers in developing countries.
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.
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.
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.
This paper assesses the potential economic benefit for the different actors in the potato value chain using participatory appraisal in two regions of Mali.
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.
This study assesses the status, challenges, and prospects of agricultural mechanization on rice and bananas in Kenya.
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.
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.
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…
The dossiers provide background information on the innovation environment, most relevant value chains and related innovations, and collaboration opportunities for 12 African countries with Green Innovation Centres.