Browsing PARI Research Outputs by Title
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Decentralized Seed Services in Africa: An Assessment of Tanzania and Uganda
(2021-03)The overall goal of decentralizing seed services is to increase the availability and accessibility of quality seed to farmers. The governments of Uganda and Tanzania have endeavoured to enhance access to improved seed for ... -
Determinants of Participation in Rural Off-Farm Activities and Effects on Food Shortage, Relative Deprivationand Diet Diversity
(2022-01)This study investigates the determinants of smallholder farmers’ participation in rural off-farm activities, including own non-farm business and wage employment, and effects on food shortage, relative deprivation and dietary ... -
Do African livestock policies address sustainability trade-offs? Evidence from Kenya, Zambia, and Burkina Faso
(2022-04)The livestock revolution has the potential to reduce poverty and (hidden) hunger but can also be associated with a “long shadow”, that are potential sustainability trade-offs, including regarding environmental and human ... -
Documenting the digital transformation of African agriculture: Use and impact of digital technologies among agricultural intermediaries
(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 ... -
Drivers of commercial poultry development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from case studies of commercial poultry operations in Nigeria and Senegal
(2025-10)Transforming agrifood systems is a global priority, particularly in Africa where food security, nutrition and environmental issues remain critical. The poultry sector has the potential to contribute to this by providing ... -
Edible weeds and food and nutrition security in the face of the herbicide revolution: A case study from Zambia
(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 ... -
Empowering Smallholder Farmers through Farmer Organizations: Insights from Kenya and Burkina Faso
(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. ... -
Enhancing Agricultural Sustainability through Micro-Irrigation
(2025-03)This paper delves into the significant impact of micro-irrigation systems on agricultural sustainability in India. By analysing the evolution of micro-irrigation, government schemes promoting its adoption, case studies on ... -
Ethiopia - land, climate, energy, agriculture and development: A study in the Sudano-Sahel Initiative for regional development, jobs, and food security
(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
(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 ... -
Exploring the relationship between job quality and firm productivity in the manufacturing sector: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
(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 ... -
Farm Mechanization in Indian Agriculture with Focus on Tractors
(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, ... -
The farming question: Intergenerational linkages, gender and youth aspirations in rural Zambia
(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
(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 ... -
The forgotten agriculture-nutrition link: Estimating the energy requirements of different farming technologies in rural Zambia with time-use data
(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 ... -
From agricultural to economic growth: Targeting investments across Africa
(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 Climate to Development Intelligence: Building Africa's Data Governance Systems for Resilience and Economic Growth
(2025-11)The adoption of the UN carbon-crediting mechanism at COP29 in Baku in 2024, and the growing emphasis on adaptation tracking leading up to COP30 in Belem, have marked a new phase in global climate governance. For African ... -
From Potentials to Reality: Transforming Africa’s Food Production: Investment and policy priorities for sufficient, nutritious and sustainable food supplies
(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, ... -
From the herd’s perspective: Rethinking livestock classification systems
(2024-08)The farming systems approach has emerged as unique tool to deal with the enormous diversity of smallholder farming in the tropics. However, the focus was mostly placed on the cropping component of farming systems. In 1996, ... -
Frontier analysis and agricultural typologies
(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. ...
