Policy brief series: Agricultural innovations in Benin
Series of policy briefs prepared by the Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin (INRAB).
PARI Research Outputs
PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
On the use of agricultural system models for exploring technological innovations across scales in Africa: A critical review
The report presents the results of three systematic reviews: one on the use of biophysical modelling, the second and third on the use of bio-economic modelling at farm scale and agro-economic modelling at higher aggregation levels.
PARI Policy Brief No. 2: Farmer Innovation Contests – Tapping the Innovative Potential of Smallholder Farmers
This policy brief presents insights on the implementation of farmer innovations contests in Ghana.
Progress report on Agricultural Typologies Work
This report presents rural typologies of micro-regions for 12 African countries with Green Innovation Centres to identify micro-regional level opportunities, bottlenecks and investment gaps for agricultural development
PARI Annual Report 2015
The PARI annual report 2015 presents the highlights of PARI research conducted in 2015.
Crop model improvement reduces the uncertainty of the response to temperature of multi-model ensembles
In this study, 15 wheat growth models were improved and simulation results were then evaluated with independent field experiments.
PARI Policy Brief No. 1: Strategic Directions for Development Collaboration for Food Security and Agricultural Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
The policy brief reviews the evolving context of agriculture and food security in Africa, synthesises related policies, strategies and collaborations of African countries, and identifies innovation initiatives to tap potentials in Africa.
Tapping Potentials of Innovation for Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Growth – an Africa-wide Perspective
This study reviews the evolving context of agriculture and food security in Africa, synthesises related policies, strategies and collaborations of African countries, and identifies innovation initiatives to tap potentials in Africa.
Report on Potentials and Cooperation Opportunities in African Countries
This study focuses on measures at the strategic level, which as part of the special initiative “One World, No Hunger” tap the potentials of improvements in food security and sustainable agricultural growth.
Potentials and Possibilities for German Collaboration in Agriculture – 12 Country Dossiers
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.
Regional trade and volatility in staple food markets in Africa
This paper deals with the role of regional trade in fostering the resilience of domestic food markets and sheds light on the potential for domestic markets stabilization through trade among African countries.