PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
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.
The objectives of this report are first to describe the patterns and changing structures of the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) livestock sector and secondly to explore innovations that can help to address the complex trade-offs involved in investing in the development of a sustainable livestock sector.
This paper looks at historical ties between India and Africa. It identifies trade and investment patterns in recent decadesand describes the collaborations between India and several African countries in the field of agriculture.
This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the containment measures have affected the performance of the Kenyan food and beverage manufacturing industry and what measure companies need to support them during the pandemic.
This is the first paper that explores agronomic, environmental and socioeconomic effects together, thereby revealing linkages and trade- offs, some of which have been hitherto unknown.
The PARI annual report 2019 presents the highlights of PARI research conducted in 2019.
The broad objective of the study was to carry out a brief overview of the national livestock sector and its recent developments, including the evolution of the policy environment and a description of major innovations.
This study compares different institutional options for mechanization, including state-led procurement and distribution of machinery and private sector activities; assesses opinions and policy beliefs with regard to policy instruments and effects on mechanization, youth and digitalization; assesses the state of skills development for mechanization and; assesses the effects of agricultural mechanization on rural communities.
This report provides an assessment of the ICT infrastructure, the enabling regulatory framework and the state of deployment of ICT services in agriculture by various service providers in Kenya.
The study attempts to collect and review all the available data on the overall performance of a jain irrigation project, particularly on the agricultural, social, institutional and commercial aspects; carry out economic and social analysis on the performance of the project; evaluate the impact of the project, and document lessons learnt about what has made the project achieve or not achieve stipulated project objectives.
Using data from 300 farmer-innovators in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia, this study seeks to contribute to a better understanding of farmers' knowledge of and preferences for IPRs and open-access innovation.
This study seeks to identify factors that influence mechanization levels for rice and bananas value chains.