This paper assesses whether fertilizer subsidy programs can be better targeted to resource-poor farmers using the case … of Ghana and proxy means test approaches. Past fertilizer subsidy programs in the country have not been particularly … outreach and cost effectiveness of Ghana's fertilizer subsidy programs. Therefore, we propose that the proxy means test …

access to productive assets. We then estimate double-hurdle models for take-up and use intensity of fertilizer for each group …. The results show that the factors associated with the decision to use fertilizer are often different from those associated … with the decision about how much fertilizer to use and that the characteristics correlated with fertilizer adoption differ …

This research explores how inputs such as chemical fertilizer that are often complementary to labor can benefit … assess the relationship between the role of chemical fertilizer and farm size in lowland Nepal. In particular, we assess the … different effects of chemical fertilizer price on large versus small farm households, depending on farm size. We use the 2003 …

Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Programme (GFSP) was initiated in 2008 in response to the global food and fuel price crisis …

The fertilizer industry in Pakistan, with US$3.74 billion per year in sales, now stands at a crossroads where, after an … initial substantial contribution in boosting crop productivity, its future potential is being challenged. Fertilizer … fertilizer demand. On the supply side, the availability of gas at low prices along with a favorable investment environment …

whether low and variable soil fertility, frequent drought, and high fertilizer prices render fertilizer unprofitable for large … throughout Malawi to estimate the expected physical returns to fertilizer use conditional on a range of agronomic factors and … profitability of fertilizer application over space and time. We find that the fertilizer bundles distributed under Malawi’s subsidy …

Inorganic fertilizer is one of a handful of agricultural technologies that have immense potential for raising the … pathway out of poverty. The very low prevalence of fertilizer use by Mozambican farmers — below five percent — is evidence … and reliable returns from their investment in fertilizer. This paper presents the results of a broad study of fertilizer …

Inorganic fertilizer is one of a handful of agricultural technologies that have immense potential for raising the … pathway out of poverty. This paper presents the results of a broad study of fertilizer supply to smallholder farmers in … fertilizer importation and marketing chain or the absence of key public goods and services reduces the access that smallholder …

The fertilizer subsidy, reintroduced in Ghana in 2008, seems to have led to increased fertilizer use and use intensity … among farmers, but there is limited empirical evidence as to whether this increased fertilizer use has reached the optimal … plots in Ghana, this paper provides empirical evidence on the responsiveness of maize yield to fertilizer use and use …

, fertilizer costs and usage of chemical fertilizer. We find that adoption of CF by baby corn smallholders, after controlling for …