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Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-Generation Agricultural Input Subsidy Programs, 2000-2015

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  • Jayne, T.S.
  • Mason, N.M.
  • Burke, W.J.
  • Ariga, J.

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Input subsidy programs (ISPs) remain one of the most contentiously debated development issues in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). These government programs, through which farmers receive fertilizer (and in some cases seed) at below-market prices, were largely phased out during the 1980s and 1990s as evidence accumulated that they did little to contribute to agricultural productivity growth, food security and poverty reduction goals, imposed major burdens on national treasuries, and hindered the development of commercial input distribution systems.

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  • Jayne, T.S. & Mason, N.M. & Burke, W.J. & Ariga, J., 2017. "Taking Stock of Africa’s Second-Generation Agricultural Input Subsidy Programs, 2000-2015," Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs 260425, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:miffpb:260425
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.260425
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    1. Godwin Kofi Vondolia & Håkan Eggert & Jesper Stage, 2021. "The Effect of Fertilizer Subsidies on Investment in Soil and Water Conservation and Productivity among Ghanaian Farmers Using Mechanized Irrigation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-13, July.

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