PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
The Objectives of this study was to identify opportunities for better integrating existing initiatives, with a focus on using ICTs to build the technical and commercial capacities of producer organisations to serve as competent intermediaries between the millions of dispersed smallholders and other value chain actors.
The current study reviewed and examined some of the major interventions implemented by the Government of Ghana to curb youth unemployment and/or under employment since 2000 and opportunities for employment creation in rural areas.
This study looks at success stories of engagement of policymakers in agricultural innovations in African countries and aims to inspire the success of further agricultural innovation policies.
Ghana’s agenda for shared growth and development considers accelerated modernisation of agriculture and sustainable natural resource management as one of seven key thematic areas (GoG, 2014). Productivity improvement is highlighted,…
This policy brief discusses the factors to consider for successful initiatives in order to empower farming households to access machinery in several African countries
This Policy Brief proposes an agenda for supporting sustainable development of seed systems in Africa.
This paper examines the state, drivers and, consequently, the impacts of agricultural mechanization in eleven countries in Africa.
This report documents the relative effects of policymaker’s engagement towards the success or failure of agricultural innovation processes at country levels in Africa
This policy brief discusses opportunities and challenges for scaling digital technologies in African agriculture.
Recognising the crucial role traders play in marketing and distribution of rice in the country, this study was undertaken to assess their level of involvement, preferred rice types as well as factors that influence their preferences.
Alternative Pathways towards Food Security.
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.