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 …

extensive agricultural system of Côte d'Ivoire, which exploits soil fertility by harnessing large virgin forest areas, instead …

such as droughts can lower the opportunity cost of having children, and raise fertility. Using longitudinal household data … from Madagascar, we estimate the causal effect of drought occurrences on fertility, and explore the nature of potential …. Analyzing the mechanism, we find that droughts have no effect on common underlying factors of high fertility such as marriage …

extracted for use as one of the three main nutrients in agricultural fertilizer. The merged firm held a 60 percent share of …

analysis uses a large panel of household data with rich soil fertility data at the plot level. The authors control for maize … suggest that Kenyan maize farmers have applied inorganic fertilizer at the optimal level, corresponding to the high nitrogen … application of inorganic fertilizer is not profitable because of its high relative price. The authors conclude that policies that …

to use more fertilizer has been a key tactic. Closing the productivity gap between male and female farmers has been … another avenue toward achieving the same goal. The results in this paper suggest the two are related. Fertilizer use and maize …

of Indian agriculture. Plants nutrients supply from the chemical fertilizer is the key to increasing agriculture …

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 …