Climate change, chemical fertilisers, and sustainable development – panel evidence from Tanzanian Maize farmers

Christiane Heisse and Risa Morimoto ()
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Risa Morimoto: Department of Economics, SOAS University of London, UK

No 217, Working Papers from Department of Economics, SOAS University of London, UK

Abstract: We study the impact of rainfall risk on fertiliser use by Tanzanian maize farmers using newly available spatially disaggregated agronomic survey data on Tanzanian maize producers. We show that fertiliser use is highly sensitive to rainfall risks. Our discussion embeds these findings into the wider debate around environmental sustainability and mineral fertilisers, thus relating directly to the country’s government efforts of climate mainstreaming into their (agricultural) policies. We conclude that chemical fertilisers are useful for agricultural productivity growth but that they should be used to supplement more economically and environmentally sustainable practices.

Keywords: Climate change; fertilisers; sustainable development; Tanzania; Maize farmers; panel analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q10 Q15 Q56 R15 R28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30
Date: 2019-02
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