A two-stage approach is used to estimate sensitivity of corn, wheat, and soybean yields to changes in prices and land ….29, and +0.16 for corn, wheat, and soybeans. Yields are found to be quite insensitive to price changes. Fertilizer demands and ….82 for corn, wheat, and soybeans. Upper estimates of the elasticity of yield with respect to fertilizer equals +0.58, +0 …

population in the region. However, average yields are far below the potential for the region and low production levels create … characteristics of improved varieties as reasons for non-adoption. The high price and poor availability of fertilizers, farmers … extended to farmers who are not able to use inorganic fertilizers. Finally, given the major influence of the institutional …