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.
Employment Potential of the Agro-processing Manufacturing Sector in Ethiopia
This report presents a brief assessment of the job creation potential of the agro-processing sector in Ethiopia.
Enhancement of Employment and Income Opportunities for Rural Youth in Ethiopia: A Review of Four Large Youth Employment Initiatives
This paper aims examines four major youth employment initiatives implemented by the Ethiopian government.
Enhancing Youth Employment Opportunities in Rural Economies in Ethiopia
This report assesses the youth employment conditions in rural Ethiopia and evaluates the performance of the rural youth employment creation initiatives.
PARI Policy Brief No. 17: Improving Protein Nutrition of Dairy Cattle in the Tropics
This policy brief highlights important challenges and possible options for improved cattle nutrition in order to sustainably intensify dairy farming in the Tropics.
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.
The complementarity of education and use of productive inputs among smallholder farmers in Africa
This study seeks to assess the complementarity of education and use of agricultural inputs–improved seeds, fertilizers, access to credit facilities (loans), and the incremental effects of education on intermediate to longer-term economic outcomes (consumption, expenditure and poverty) among smallholder farmers in four countries in SSA Africa (Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria and Tanzania).
The Agricultural Mechanization in Africa: Micro-level Analysis of State Drivers and Effects
This paper examines the state, drivers and, consequently, the impacts of agricultural mechanization in eleven countries in Africa.
Innovation Opportunities for Wheat and Faba Bean Value Chains in Ethiopia
This study is designed to assess the adoption, production, productivity, efficiency and supply of two major crops widely produced in Ethiopia (wheat and faba bean).
Evaluation of Modern Agricultural Technologies Adoption and Impact of Adoption on Productivity
The study examines the determinants for adoption of agricultural technologies mainly chemical fertilizer and improved seed.
Adoption of Technologies and Crop Productivity in Ethiopia: The Role of Agricultural Information
This study attempts to identify the type and channels of acquiring, agricultural information; and whether this information helps them in their decisions to adopt new technologies, and how using such inputs is translated into better and higher yield.
Agricultural Extension Service and Technology Adoption for Food and Nutrition Security: Evidence from Ethiopia
This paper looks at the adoption decisions and the complementarities among labor-intensive technologies and comprehensive use of modern inputs.