In an experiment providing fertilizer grants to women rice farmers in Mali, we found that women who received fertilizer … increased both the quantity of fertilizer they used on their plots and complementary inputs such as herbicides and hired labor … level of output, we find no evidence that profits increased. Our results suggest that fertilizer's impact on profits is …

Irrigation in the Eastern US receives little attention compared to the West, but farmers in humid states of the US …, traditionally reliant on rainfall, have more than tripled irrigation since 1978. We examine this trend in Illinois where there has … been a nearly threefold increase in center pivot irrigation systems (CPIS) installations since 1988. Specifically, we …

While many developing-country policymakers see heavy fertilizer subsidies as critical to raising agricultural … politicized, inefficient distribution of fertilizer supply. We model farmers as facing small fixed costs of purchasing fertilizer … patient, such farmers may procrastinate, postponing fertilizer purchases until later periods, when they may be too impatient …

Nitrogen (N) fertilizer use in agricultural production is a significant determinant of surface water quality. As …

with renters, and between seed companies and growers due to Verticillium wilt, as these disease-related externalities have …

achieved through increased use of irrigation and mechanization. Yield variability remains unchanged, and reforms lead to …