Program of Accompanying Research for Agricultural Innovation (PARI) brings together partners from Africa, India and Germany to contribute to sustainable agricultural growth and food and nutrition security in Africa and India as part of the One World – No Hunger initiative (SEWOH) supported by the German government.

PARI research seeks to develop and apply approaches to identify the most cost-effective innovations for specific locations, target audiences, commodities and value chain stages across Africa that have the highest impact in relation to the PARI / SEWOH goals. Emphasis is placed on local innovative capacities, including innovations that come out of the formal research system as well as farmer innovations. Research also seeks to understand the context in which innovations are developed and disseminated to identify appropriate enabling conditions and guide investments and reform efforts towards strengthening these conditions.

PARI’s research focuses on five main themes

PARI's research focuses on five main themes:

1. Targeting investments in innovations and framework conditions.
2. Mechanization and skill development for productivity growth, employment, and value addition.
3. Digitalization in agriculture, food and nutrition.
4. Enhancing opportunities for the youth in the rural economy.
5. Improving the policy context and contributing to evidence-based policy.