Input subsidy programs that provide inorganic fertilizer and improved maize seed to small farmers below market rates … and seed. In Zambia between 2004 and 2011, an average of 40% of the government’s agricultural sector budget was devoted to … fertilizer and maize seed subsidies each year. …

analyses of hybrid seed use in Sub-Saharan Africa are uncommon. Building on previous work, this paper tests the effects of … headship definitions on hybrid seed use and explores the variation between male- and female-headed households and among female …