Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) Through an Electronic Voucher System in Zambia

Nicholas Sitko, Richard Bwalya, Jolly Kamwanga and Mukata Wamulume

No 123210, Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics

Abstract: A number of problems plague the current Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP), including : late delivery of inputs; distribution of standardized inputs that may not be appropriate for all agro-ecological zones or soil types; crowding out of private sector; poor targeting, and; high cost to the government treasury.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; Marketing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 6
Date: 2012-04
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.123210

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