Causes and Consequences of Increasing Herbicide Use in Mali

Steven Haggblade, Melinda Smale (), Alpha Kergna, Veronique Thériault and Amidou Assima

No 260401, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP)

Abstract: Herbicide use has grown rapidly in Mali over the past decade and a half. Quantities imported have more than doubled since the year 2000, while unit prices have fallen by 50% in CFAF francs (Table 1). Unlike fertilizer, which receives a 50% government-financed price subsidy, herbicide users pay full commercial price. While large-scale government subsidies have fueled recent increases in fertilizer availability, rapid growth in herbicide use has emerged as a result of purely private sector supply systems meeting growing on-farm demand.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 5
Date: 2016-11-11
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Journal Article: Causes and Consequences of Increasing Herbicide Use in Mali (2017)
Working Paper: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF INCREASING HERBICIDE USE IN MALI (2016)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.260401

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