Browsing Program of Accompanying Research for Agricultural Innovation (PARI) by Title
Now showing items 33-52 of 125
-
Doubling the Maize Yield in Africa through better Crop Management: Results from a crop simulation model to inform policy and research
Baraké, Evelyn; Eyshi Rezaei, Ehsan; Gaiser, Thomas (2018-01)Despite the importance of maize as a staple crop for food security in Africa, yields in the region are very low in comparison to the rest of the world. To keep up with growing demand, increasing the productivity of Africa’s ... -
Edible weeds and food and nutrition security in the face of the herbicide revolution: A case study from Zambia
Daum, Thomas; Vehre, Alysha; Schweizerhof, Carolin; Schunko, Christoph (2021-01)Herbicides are on the rise across the developing world. Herbicides may come with several advantages, for example, they may help to improve yields, thereby contributing to food and nutrition security. However, they may ... -
Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the Kenyan Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
Velia, Myriam (2020-08)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 ... -
Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the Nigerian Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
Velia, Myriam; Dallimore, Anthea (2020-08)This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the containment measures have affected the performance of the Nigerian food and beverage manufacturing industry and what measure companies need to support them ... -
Emerging Impacts of COVID–19 on the South African Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector
Dallimore, Anthea (2020-08)This brief presents the result of a rapid assessment on how the lockdown measures have affected the performance of the South African food and beverage manufacturing industry and the critical issues that firms face during ... -
Empowering Smallholder Farmers through Farmer Organizations: Insights from Kenya and Burkina Faso
Wortmann-Kolundžija, Eli (2019-12)The market-driven agricultural transformation of the global food system requires all, directly and indirectly, participating actors to compete efficiently and to adapt to changes in consumer demand and buyer requirements. ... -
Ethiopia - Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for Regional Development, Jobs, and Food Security
Admassie, Assefa; Abebaw, Degnet (2021-01)Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of more than 110 million. With over 10 percent growth rate, the Ethiopian economy has been one of the fastest growing economies in the ... -
Ex-ante technology assessment for inclusive poverty reduction and sustainable productivity growth in agriculture (TIGA): A manual
Mohammad Abdul, Malek; Gatzweiler, Franz (2016)The manual presented here is based on the experience and draw out the collected lessons learnt with regard to the design and implementation of the Ex-ante technology assessment and farm household segmentation for inclusive ... -
Farm Mechanization in Indian Agriculture with Focus on Tractors
Gulati, Ashok; Juneja, Ritika (2020-09)Our analysis shows that farm mechanization in India, especially the use of tractors, has made commendable progress. With major policy changes, entry of private farm machinery manufacturing companies and foreign collaborations, ... -
Farmer Innovation Contests: Tapping the Innovative Potential of Smallholder Farmers
Baumüller, Heike; Wünscher, Tobias; Tambo, Justice A. (2016-07)Generating agricultural innovations has traditionally been attributed to research organizations. The farmer’s own potential for the development of innovative solutions has largely been neglected. Our experience with Farmer ... -
Farming for Fish: Success factors for expanding Africa’s
Aziz, Andrew; Walakira, John K.; Hinrichsen, Etienne; Tarus, Victoria; Langi, Sandra; Ibrahim, Nabil A.; Badmus, Olanrewaju; Baumüller, Heike (2023-08)Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in the world, accounting for more than half of the fish and seafood products consumed globally in 2021. Beyond improving food security, the sector holds significant potential ... -
The farming question: Intergenerational linkages, gender and youth aspirations in rural Zambia
Ogunjimi, Oluwafemi; Daum, Thomas; Kariuki, Juliet (2021-07)With agriculture considered key to generate jobs for Africa’s growing population, several studies have explored youth aspirations towards farming. While many factors explaining aspirations have been well studied, little ... -
Foreign direct investment in the African food and agriculture sector: trends, determinants and impacts
Husmann, Christine; Kubik, Zaneta (2019-04)In this paper, we seek to answer three research questions: (1) What is the pattern of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the African food and agriculture sector in the last 15 years? (2) What are the drivers of FDI in the ... -
Foreign Direct Investments In Africa’s Food And Agriculture Sector: How understanding and channeling FDI better could unlock a powerful development tool
Baraké, Evelyn; Husmann, Christine; Kubik, Zaneta (2019-02)Despite African governments’ efforts to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into their food and agriculture sector and the counter-criticism this has provoked, surprisingly little research has been conducted to better ... -
The forgotten agriculture-nutrition link: Estimating the energy requirements of different farming technologies in rural Zambia with time-use data
Daum, Thomas; Capezzone, Filippo; Birner, Regina (2019-08)In the quest to reduce global under- and malnutrition, which is particularly high among smallholder farmers, agriculture-nutrition linkages have received a lot of attention in recent years. Researchers have analysed the ... -
The Forgotten Agriculture-Nutrition Link: Estimating the energy requirements of different farming technologies in rural Zambia
Heni, Jakob; Daum, Thomas; Capezzone, Filippo; Birner, Regina (2020-03)Worldwide, 821 million people do not have access to enough calories, they are undernourished. In addition, close to two billion people lack micronutrients, they are malnourished and suffer from hidden hunger. Smallholder ... -
From agricultural to economic growth: Targeting investments across Africa
Getahun, Tigabu; Baumüller, Heike; Nigussie, Yalemzewd (2018-03)This paper examines whether investment in the agriculture and food sectors in Africa significantly increases overall economic growth and, hence, reduces food and nutrition insecurity. To this end, the study examines the ... -
From Potentials to Reality: Transforming Africa’s Food Production: Investment and policy priorities for sufficient, nutritious and sustainable food supplies
Baumüller, Heike; von Braun, Joachim; Admassie, Assefa; Badiane, Ousmane; Baraké, Evelyn; Börner, Jan; Chichaibelu, Bezawit B.; Collins, Julia; Daum, Thomas; Gatiso, Tsegaye; Gerber, Nicolas; Getahun, Tigabu D.; Glatzel, Katrin; Hendriks, Sheryl; Kirui, Oliver K.; Kornher, Lukas; Kubik, Zaneta; Luedeling, Eike; Mirzabaev, Alisher; Ndiaye, Papa Gora; Sakketa, Tekalign; Shah, Meera; Tadesse, Getaw; Walakira, John (2020-10)This study identifies ways in which Africa can realize its potential to secure a supply of food for affordable and healthy diets through the sustainable use of its own resources. The focus is on investment, cooperation, ... -
Frontier analysis and agricultural typologies
Maruyama, Eduardo; Torero, Máximo; Scollard, Phoebe; Elías, Maribel; Mulangu, Francis; Seck, Abdoulaye (2018-03)PARI’s main goal is to contribute to sustainable agricultural growth and food security in Africa and India by supporting the scaling of proven innovations in the agri-food sector in collaboration with all relevant actors. ... -
Generating Employment and Increasing Income in Agricultural Value Chains and Thereby Fostering Food Security: Case Studies of Rice and Cotton in Benin and Senegal
Mbaye, Ahmadou Aly; Bèye, Assane; Guèye, Adama; Lokonon, Boris; Ndione, Yacor (2018-03)In this paper, we use a case study approach to investigate the patterns of employment and income generation in cotton and rice value chains in Senegal and Benin. The purpose of the paper is to provide a comprehensive ...