Differentiation in Receipts of Subsidized Fertilizer: Evidence from Villages, Households and Plot Managers in Mali

Melinda Smale (), Amidou Assima, Véronique Thériault, Naman Keita, Alpha Kergna and Yénizié Kone

No 303681, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Briefs from Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security (FSP)

Abstract: Key Findings -In two-thirds of villages, representatives did not report delays in receipt of subsidized fertilizer. -The overall quality of the fertilizer received was judged to be adequate in most villages (91%). -About half of the village representatives considered amounts received to be sufficient. -By far the largest category of plot manager who received subsidized fertilizer is the head of the EAF or designate. 87% of male plot managers received the subsidized fertilizer applied to their plot directly from the organizational source, as compared to 49% of female plot managers; another 50% of female plot managers it through the head of EAF or designate. -The fertilizer subsidy is more heavily utilized by farmers who are better-endowed in terms of equipment and traction.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Food Security and Poverty; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 5
Date: 2020-04-21
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.303681

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