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| Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob; Jayne, Thomas S.; Black, J. Roy. |
| Despite their strain on government and donor budgets, fertilizer subsidies have once again become popular policy tools in several Sub-Saharan Africa countries as a potential way to increase yields in staple crops like maize. Policy makers often assume that farmers who receive the subsidy will achieve yield responses that are similar to those obtained by farmers who pay commercial prices for the input. This notion has not been verified empirically. Our study uses panel data from Malawi, a country that recently implemented a fertilizer subsidy program, to compare maize yield response to fertilizer from farmers who received subsidized fertilizer with yield responses from those who paid commercial prices for the input. Descriptive results indicate that maize... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Malawi; Fertilizer Subsidies; Production Function; Crop Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/49532 |
