Can the FISP More Effectively Achieve Food Production and Poverty Reduction Goals?

William Burke, Thomas Jayne () and Nicholas Sitko

No 123208, Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Abstract: Despite being framed as a key component of the nation’s poverty reduction strategy, evidence suggests that inputs distributed under Zambia’s Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) tend to be targeted to the least poor rural households.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; International Development; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6
Date: 2012-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.123208

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