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 …

following several years of high food prices, concerted policy efforts to intensify fertilizer and hybrid seed use, and increased … public and private investment in agriculture, how low is modern input use in Africa really? This paper revisits Africa … region (Ethiopia, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda). The study uses data from more than 22,000 households and 62 …