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.
PARI Research Outputs
PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
Innovation Opportunities in Dairy Livestock in Kenya
This publication assesses the main constraints and challenges faced by the dairy industry in Kenya as well as innovations available and practiced.
Honey Bee Network in Africa: Co-creating a Grassroots Innovation Ecosystem in Africa
A look into the Honey Bee Network’s decentralized model for collecting, verifying, and disseminating grassroots innovations.
Improving milk value chains through solar milk cooling
This study looks at solar milk cooling systems as well as the socio-economic impacts of these systems.
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.
Differential Impacts of Conservation Agriculture Technology Options on Household Income in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study identifies key factors that might spur increased adoption, including education, secure land rights, and access to institutional support services in CA.
Yield effects of selected agronomic innovation packages in maize cropping systems of six countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper assesses the effects of new agronomic innovations on yield rates of selected crops across 12 African countries.
Vocational Education and Training for Farmers and Other Actors in the Agri-Food Value Chain in Africa
The study analyzes the current state of Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ATVET) in Africa and presents its challenges and opportunities.
Impact of Agricultural Innovation Platforms on Smallholder livelihoods in Eastern and Western Kenya
This study aimed at understanding the outcome and impact of the use of innovation platforms, as well as identify and explore possibilities of replicating successful innovation platforms in other regions to enhance the livelihoods of the target communities.
Identifying Options for the Development of Sustainable Seed Systems – Insights from Kenya and Mali
The overall purpose was to propose an agenda for supporting the sustainable development of seed systems in two Sub-Saharan countries, Kenya and Mali, based on the experiences and insights of seed system actors who contribute to various functions and operate at different scales.