Auflistung Program of Accompanying Research for Agricultural Innovation (PARI) nach Autor "Baumüller, Heike"
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Building digital bridges in African value chains: Use and impact of digital technologies among agricultural intermediaries
Baumüller, Heike (2023-01)High hopes have been pinned on digital agricultural (D4Ag) solutions to increase agricultural productivity and food security in Africa. Such solutions provide digitally enabled services to agricultural producers and other ... -
Carbon farming in Africa: Opportunities and challenges for engaging smallholder farmers
Schilling, Friederike; Baumüller, Heike; Ecuru, Julius; von Braun, Joachim (2023-03)The IPCC stresses the importance of achieving net-zero CO2 emissions worldwide by 2050 and natural climate solutions, particularly carbon farming, can play a significant role in this goal. However, current markets do not ... -
Comparing African Countries and Indian States: Lessons for promoting agricultural growth, employment and food security
Baumüller, Heike; Gulati, Ashok; Jose, Shyma; Kornher, Lukas; Usman, Muhammed; von Braun, Joachim (2021-11)What may be learned from Africa and India on how they transform their food and agriculture sectors to provide affordable and healthy diets for all? And what are potential insights that may inform future strategic directions ... -
Concours de l'Innovation Paysanne: Exploiter le potentiel d’innovation des petits agriculteurs
Baumüller, Heike; Wünscher, Tobias; Tambo, Justice A. (2016-07)La création des innovations agricoles revient traditionnellement aux organismes de recherche. Le potentiel de l’agriculteur à développer des solutions innovantes était largement négligé. Les concours de l’innovation paysanne ... -
Digitale Technologien in der afrikanischen Landwirtschaft: Der Weg zu erschwinglichen, nutzbaren und integrierten IKT-Lösungen
Baraké, Evelyn; Baumüller, Heike (2018-07)Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (IKT) werden weltweit immer zugänglicher und erschwinglicher. Die Erwartungen sind hoch, dass diese Technologien die kleinbäuerliche Landwirtschaft revolutionieren können, indem ... -
Documenting the digital transformation of African agriculture: Use and impact of digital technologies among agricultural intermediaries
Baumüller, Heike; Ikpi, Ubi; Jumpah, Emmanuel Tetteh; Kamau, Geoffrey M.; Kergna, Alpha O.; Mose, Lawrence; Nientao, Abdoulaye; Omari, Rose; Phillip, Dayo; Salasya, Beatrice D. (2022-06)Agricultural intermediaries perform important functions in the African food and agriculture sector. Digital solutions targeted at these intermediaries could improve their service delivery while helping digital agricultural ... -
Exploring the relationship between job quality and firm productivity in the manufacturing sector: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
Getahun, Tigabu D.; Fetene, Gebeyehu M.; Baumüller, Heike; Kubik, Zaneta (2024-07)By leveraging firm-level panel data from 400 agro-processing and leather manufacturing firms in Ethiopia, this paper investigates links between firm productivity and monetary and non-monetary dimensions of job quality. The ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
Gender gaps in wages and nonmonetary benefits: Evidence from Ethiopia’s manufacturing sector
Getahun, Tigabu D.; Fetene, Gebeyehu M.; Baumüller, Heike; Kubik, Zaneta (2024-07)Using two rounds of panel firm- and worker-level data, this paper studies the gender gap in monetary and non-monetary compensation as well as work-related wellbeing among full-time workers in the agro-processing and leather ... -
Land, Climate, Energy, Agriculture and Development in the Sahel: Synthesis paper of case studies under the Sudano-Sahelian Initiative for Regional Development, Jobs, and Food Security
Mirzabaev, Alisher; Sakketa, Tekalign G.; Sylla, Mouhamadou B.; Dimobe, Kangbéni; Sanfo, Safietou; Admassie, Assefa; Abebaw, Degnet; Coulibaly, Ousmane N.; Rabani, Adamou; Ibrahim, Boubacar; Bokaney, Abdou L.; Seyni, Abdoul A.; Idrissa, Mamoudou; Olayide, Olawale E.; Faye, Amy; Dièye, Mohamadou; Diakhaté, Pape B.; Bèye, Assane; Sall, Moussa; Diop, Mbaye; Osman, Abdelrahman K.; Ali, Adil M.; Garba, Issa; Baumüller, Heike; Ouedraogo, Souleymane; von Braun, Joachim (2021-01)This paper synthesizes a set of national case studies conducted in the Sahelian countries during 2019-2020 as a collaboration between national universities and research institutes, and the Center for Development Research ... -
Like Uber for Tractors?: How to strengthen the rural sharing economy in India and Africa
Daum, Thomas; Baumüller, Heike (2020-07)With even basic models costing 10.000 Euro, tractors are out of reach for most smallholder farmers. However, farmers do not need to own tractors in order to benefit from them. Following the idea of the sharing economy, ... -
Mechanization and automation in Africa’s agroprocessing sector: Implications for jobs and skill needs
Baumüller, Heike; Kubik, Zaneta; Getahun, Tigabu D. (2023-05)A growing demand for higher-value agrifood products in Africa, driven in particular by the rapidly emerging urban middle class, will offer opportunities for the local food and beverage processing industry to generate ... -
Mechanization and automation in Africa’s agroprocessing sector: Implications for jobs and skill needs
Baumüller, Heike; Kubik, Zaneta; Getahun, Tigabu D. (2023-06)A growing demand for higher-value agrifood products in Africa, driven in particular by the rapidly emerging urban middle class, will offer opportunities for the local food and beverage processing industry to generate ... -
Potentials of Innovation for Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategic Directions for Development Collaboration
Baumüller, Heike; Husmann, Christine; von Braun, Joachim; Badiane, Ousmane; Akinbamijo, Yemi; Fatunbi, Oluwole A.; Virchow, Detlef (2016-05)Since the majority of Sub-Saharan Africa’s population highly depends on agriculture, returns on investments in terms of poverty reduction effects are often highest in this sector. Furthermore, food insecurity is both a ... -
Potentiels d'Innovation pour la Sécurité Alimentaire et la Croissance Agricole Durable en Afrique Subsaharienne: Orientations stratégiques pour la collaboration en matière de développement
Baumüller, Heike; Husmann, Christine; von Braun, Joachim; Badiane, Ousmane; Akinbamijo, Yemi; Fatunbi, Oluwole A.; Virchow, Detlef (2016-05)Étant donné que la majorité de la population de l’Afrique subsaharienne dépend fortement de l’agriculture, le rendement des investissements en termes d’effets de réduction de la pauvreté est souvent le plus élevé dans ce ... -
Prospects for Aquaculture Development in Africa: A review of past performance to assess future potential
Hinrichsen, Etienne; Walakira, John K.; Langi, Sandra; Ibrahim, Nabil Ahmad; Tarus, Victoria; Badmus, Olanrewaju; Baumüller, Heike (2022-01)African aquaculture production has gradually increased over the years, but progress is still slow. Given large variations between African countries with regard to the availability of water, the macro-economic context, ... -
Realizing the potential of digital technologies for agricultural development in Africa: Towards affordable, usable and integrated ICT solutions
Baraké, Evelyn; Baumüller, Heike (2018-07)Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are increasingly accessible and affordable worldwide. This trend has raised high expectations regarding their potential to revolutionize smallholder agriculture by providing ...