Policy Options for Smart Subsidies in Malawi

William Chadza and Jan Duchoslav

No 338589, Policy Briefs from Purdue University, Department of Agricultural Economics

Abstract: Key Messages • The impact of input subsidies can be improved by focusing on efforts to increase the rate at which inputs are converted to outputs. • Some of the least productive farming households cannot make profitable use of subsidized inputs and can be better assisted by social safety net programs such as cash transfers.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 7
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.338589

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