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Incentives for Fertilizer Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Empirical Evidence on Fertilizer Response and Profitability

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David Yanggen (Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University)
Valerie Kelly ()
Thomas Reardon
Anwar Naseem

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This research addresses two questions: Why is fertilizer not yet fulfilling its potential as a major stimulus to agricultural productivity in SSA? What can be done to improve the situation? Our answers are based on an extensive review of fertilizer response, profitability, and policy literature as well as some analysis of crop budgets and aggregate national statistics on fertilizer consumption. Much of the debate about fertilizer use in SSA focuses on two issues: whether the profit incentive is adequate and, if so, whether farmers have the capacity to access and use it.

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Paper provided by Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University in its series International Development Working Papers with number 70.

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Date of creation: 1998
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Keywords: food security; food policy; fertilizer use; sub-Saharan Africa;

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Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy

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  1. Traub, Lulama Ndibongo & Jayne, T.S., 2004. "The Effects of Market Reform on Maize Marketing Margins in South Africa," Food Security III Papers 11445, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics. [Downloadable!]
  2. Daniel C. Clay & T. Reardon & V. Kelly & E. Mpyisi, 2001. "Promoting Input Use and Conservation Investments among Farm Households in Rwanda," International Development Collaborative Working Papers RW-FSRP-RR-06, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
  3. C. Donovan & M. Damaseke & J. Govereh & D. Simumba, 2002. "Framework and Initial Analyses of Fertilizer Profitability in Maize and Cotton in Zambia," International Development Collaborative Working Papers ZM-FSRP-WP-05, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Abdoulaye, Tahirou & Sanders, John H., 2003. "Improving Marketing Strategies To Accelerate Technological Change For The Basic Cereal: The Niger Case," 2003 Annual meeting, July 27-30, Montreal, Canada 22207, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association). [Downloadable!]
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