Spillover effects of targeted subsidies: An assessment of fertilizer and improved seed use in Nigeria

Lenis Liverpool-Tasie and Sheu Salau

No 1260, IFPRI discussion papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: While there is growing evidence of the impact of targeted subsidies on private input demand, as far as we are aware no empirical studies have examined the spillover effects of targeted subsidies for just one input on the use of other complementary inputs with which there is low substitutability. Consequently, this study begins to fill this gap by exploring the effect of increasing access to subsidized fertilizer on farmers’ use of improved seed in Nigeria.

Keywords: Agricultural inputs; voucher program; improved seed; improved seed adoption; fertilizer use; subsidies; fertilizer subsidies; Spillover; , (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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