 The impact of the fertiliser subsidy program on maize yield in rural Burkina Faso: do agro-ecological zones matter?Windinkonté Séogo and Windbeneti Arnaud Zahonogo African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development, 2025, vol. 10, issue 3, 263-283 Abstract: There is substantial empirical evidence that input subsidy programs have a significant impact on agricultural productivity in Africa. However, the association between agro-ecological conditions and the magnitude of the impact of these public interventions remains unknown. This study takes into account differences in agro-ecological conditions to assess the impact of the fertiliser subsidy program on maize yield in Burkina Faso. By relying on an endogenous switching regression and using a nationally representative household data collected by the ministry of agriculture in 2012, we find that the fertiliser subsidy increases maize yield by about 222.82 kg/ha. Furthermore, the impact of the program is found to be largely higher in the Sudanian zone (267.88 kg/ha) than in the Sudano-Sahelian zone (151.00 kg/ha). To accelerate agricultural growth for poverty reduction in rural Burkina Faso, our findings suggest policy makers to adjust this policy regarding agro-ecological zones for more effectiveness. Keywords: fertiliser subsidy program; maize productivity; agro-ecological zones; Burkina Faso. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ids:ajesde:v:10:y:2025:i:3:p:263-283 Access Statistics for this article More articles in African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development from Inderscience Enterprises Ltd |
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