PARI Annual Report 2019
The PARI annual report 2019 presents the highlights of PARI research conducted in 2019.
PARI Research Outputs
PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
Proceedings from the Climate Change and Food Security Conference in West Africa
The Conference on Climate Change and Food Security in West Africa was an avenue for junior researchers at the Graduate School on Climate Change Economics under the West African Science…
Mechanization and Skill Development for Productivity Growth, Employment and Value Addition: Insights from Benin
In this report opportunities of mechanization policy and investments to increase productivity, incomes and employment opportunities shall be identified.
A Review of Youth Employment Initiatives In Benin: Policy Perspectives
The review examines youth unemployment in Benin, Africa, identifying 18 key youth employment initiatives in rural areas between 2000 and 2018 through literature analysis and interviews.
Enhancing youth Employment Opportunities in Rural Economies in Benin
This study was designed to assess measures likely to improve the employment situation of young people in rural Benin.
PARI Policy Brief No. 15: Seed System Development: Fertile Grounds In Sub-Saharan Africa
This Policy Brief proposes an agenda for supporting sustainable development of seed systems in Africa.
Understanding the Engagement of Policymakers in the Success or Failure of Agricultural Innovation Processes: Lessons from Africa Countries
This report documents the relative effects of policymaker’s engagement towards the success or failure of agricultural innovation processes at country levels in Africa
Using a Whole-farm modelling approach to assess changes in farming systems with the use of mechanization tools and the adoption of high yielding maize varieties under uncertainty in Northern Benin
This study examines the effects of high-yielding maize varieties and the use of machineries on the production, income, crop mixtures, and demand for production resources in two farms and farm household typologies in the northern cotton growing belt of Benin Republic.
PARI Policy Brief No. 11: Realizing the Potential of Digital Technologies for Agricultural Development in Africa
This policy brief discusses opportunities and challenges for scaling digital technologies in African agriculture.
PARI Policy Brief No. 10: Innovations to Overcome Increasingly Complex Problems of Hunger
Alternative Pathways towards Food Security.
Mechanization in African Agriculture: A Continental Overview on Patterns and Dynamics
This study looks in to pattern of agricultural mechanization along the entire value chain (production, post-harvest, processing, transport and storage) and compares it with the annual average agricultural output over the same time period.
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.