PARI Annual Report 2021
The PARI annual report 2021 presents the highlights of PARI research conducted in 2021.
PARI Research Outputs
PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
Prospects for Aquaculture Development in Africa: A review of past performance to assess future potential
This study assesses African countries’ performance in the development of their aquaculture sectors with regard to the role of the sector as a source of food supply, absolute and per capita production volumes and values (including changes over time), and the economic importance of the sector.
Farm robots: ecological utopia or dystopia?
Societal discussions and policy action are needed to harness the potential of robots to serve people and the planet.
PARI Policy Brief No. 30: Comparing African Countries and Indian States
This policy brief assesses how African countries and Indian states have transformed their food and agriculture sectors to inform future strategic directions in food system strategies.
Of milk and mobiles: Assessing the potential of cellphone applications to reduce cattle milk yield gaps in Africa using a case study
This study assesses the potential of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) applications to close milk yield gaps among small- and medium scale dairy cattle farmers in Africa.
PARI Policy Brief No. 29: Towards a Digital One-Stop-Shop for African Producers?
This policy brief offers insights on how digital agricultural platform companies in Africa are coping with strategic challenges related to their business models.
Determinants of uptake and strategies to improve agricultural insurance in Africa: a review
This review synthesises broad recent literature on why insurance take-up has remained low and what strategies might be employed to spur its take-up among farmers and pastoralists in Sub-Saharan Africa.
PARI Annual Report 2020
The PARI annual report 2020 presents the highlights of PARI research conducted in 2020.
Strategies for Transforming Smallholder Farming in Africa
This book comprises ten chapters that run an exhaustive analysis of all the issues in smallholder agriculture.
Meta-analysis of the effects of on-farm management strategies on milk yields of dairy cattle on smallholder farms in the Tropics
This study identifies on-farm dairy management strategies employed by East African smallholders and summarizes existing literature to quantify the expected milk yield changes.
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.