PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
This policy brief presents insights from a study on the characteristics, opportunities, and challenges for local agricultural machinery manufacturers in four African countries, Benin, Kenya, Mali, and Nigeria.
This report identifies factors and actors influencing the success of local manufacturers and explores the opportunities and challenges for the local agricultural machinery industry.
This study analyses the use of ICTs by intermediaries in the agriculture sector in Mali and concludes that an appropriate ICT policy in the agriculture sector of Mali should be a priority in increasing agricultural production and food security.
This study investigates how intermediaries in the African agriculture sectors are making use of and are impacted by digital technologies in their professional activities.
This paper provides a literature review on youth employment challenges in rural Africa with the objective of addressing the question of how to productively engage rural youth.
This study developed a remote sensing based composite drought index (CDI), suitable for seasonal drought monitoring at 1 km2 resolution over the West African Sahel (WAS).
This policy brief focuses on development aid finance needed to come near to the G7 commitment of lifting 500 million people out of hunger and malnutrition by 2030.
The PARI annual report 2021 presents the highlights of PARI research conducted in 2021.
This paper discusses the state of food and nutrition security and the role of livestock in the Malian economy.
Agricultural mechanization, digital agriculture, and rural youth engagement are three megatrends occupying policymakers focused on agricultural transformation across Africa. Each of these topics is associated with debates on opportunities and risks and appropriate policy actions.
Societal discussions and policy action are needed to harness the potential of robots to serve people and the planet.
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.