(s)â€â€”from the input distribution center to the farmer—in the chemical fertilizer and improved seed distribution system. We find … traffic only, lead to a 50 percent increase of the prices of chemical fertilizer and to a 75 percent reduction in its use. …

, focusing on land quality, crop production, adoption of high-quality seed and fertilizer, and household income. …

, focusing on three major agricultural markets: fertilizer, food crops, and export crops. They examine the historical rationales …

simple decision: whether to purchase fertilizer, and if so, how many bags. The return to fertilizer was dependent on a … positive effect on fertilizer purchases. Purchases were also found to depend on the realization of the weather in the previous … brings about and changes in perceptions of the costs and benefits of fertilizer purchases. …

Fertilizer consumption rates in Nigeria remains among the lowest in the world despite decades of aggressive … subsidization. The extension service in Nigeria has a double-edged impact on fertilizer use in the country; not only can their … activities increase farmers’ demand for fertilizer, but also the organizational framework of the service, Agricultural …

to fill this gap by estimating the effect of a targeted input subsidy on farmer participation in the private fertilizer … access to subsidized fertilizer on farmer participation in the private fertilizer market in Kano, Nigeria. The study finds … evidence that farmers who received subsidized fertilizer in 2009 tended to have less assets than their counterparts who did not …

experiences with providing smallholders with access to seed, fertilizer, and extension services, identify challenges facing the …, fertilizer, and extension services. …

context of the evolution of the country’s fertilizer subsidy policies. …

, the government has since 2007 introduced four major subsidy and support programs on fertilizer, mechanization, block farms …

The study involved interviewing a large number of stakeholders in fertilizer value chain, collection of data on costs …, econometrically derived profitability and yield responses, and the costs of government’s fertilizer promotion policies. Based the … estimates of the costs and margins in the fertilizer value chain, the study argues that the current value chain will not be …