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 … reduce the relative price of fertilizer could be effective in both countries, while the efficacy of policies based on …

addressed without increased use of appropriate fertilizer nutrients. The 2006 World Bank Africa Fertilizer Strategy Assessment … was undertaken to inform policy makers, providing them with guidelines on measures to effectively raise fertilizer use …. This Note draws upon the material prepared for the above fertilizer strategy assessment, summarizes the information on the …

significantly improve the profitability of smallholder maize production, especially under escalating fertilizer prices …