PARI Policy Brief No. 5: Smallholder agricultural mechanization in Africa
This policy brief analyses which governance challenges must be addressed to make mechanization economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.
PARI Research Outputs
PARI research focuses on identifying and scaling promising agricultural innovations for agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India.
Change in crop management strategies could double the maize yield in Africa
The crop model SIMPLACE was used in this study and it was tested against FAO statistics to evaluate the model performance under the current management conditions with traditional cultivars and average nitrogen application rates.
How does inter-annual variability of attainable yield affect the magnitude of yield gaps for wheat and maize?
The study evaluated the importance of inter-annual attainable yield variability for the magnitude of the yield gap by utilizing data for wheat and maize at ten sites representing some major food production systems and a large range of climate and soil conditions across the world.
PARI Poster: Recognizing Farmer Innovators in Africa
PARI Poster presenting various African innovators
Innovation Platform Agribusiness Portal (IPAbP)
The IPAbP aims at aggregating information about all agricultural innovation platforms in Africa to foster linkages with other agricultural innovation organizations, donors and development partners.
PARI Policy Brief No. 3: Sustainable Intensification Strategies for the Rural Poor
This policy brief discusses how to match innovations with human and ecological potential within and outside the agriculture sector
The ReSAKSS Country eAtlases
The eAtlas offer access to high quality and highly disaggregated data on agricultural, socio-economic, and bio-physical indicators in Africa.
Country Innovation Studies
The studies provide an overview of the status of agricultural innovations, innovation platforms and innovation investment in 12 African countries.
On the use of agricultural system models for exploring technological innovations across scales in Africa: A critical review
The report presents the results of three systematic reviews: one on the use of biophysical modelling, the second and third on the use of bio-economic modelling at farm scale and agro-economic modelling at higher aggregation levels.
PARI Policy Brief No. 1: Strategic Directions for Development Collaboration for Food Security and Agricultural Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
The policy brief reviews the evolving context of agriculture and food security in Africa, synthesises related policies, strategies and collaborations of African countries, and identifies innovation initiatives to tap potentials in Africa.
Tapping Potentials of Innovation for Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Growth – an Africa-wide Perspective
This study reviews the evolving context of agriculture and food security in Africa, synthesises related policies, strategies and collaborations of African countries, and identifies innovation initiatives to tap potentials in Africa.
Report on Potentials and Cooperation Opportunities in African Countries
This study focuses on measures at the strategic level, which as part of the special initiative “One World, No Hunger” tap the potentials of improvements in food security and sustainable agricultural growth.