The supply of inorganic fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Uganda: Evidence for Fertilizer Policy Development

Stephen Bayite-Kasule, Todd Benson, Patrick Lubega, Tewodaj Mogues (tewodaj.mogues@gmail.com) and Julian Nyachwo

No 1228, IFPRI discussion papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: Inorganic fertilizer is one of a handful of agricultural technologies that has immense potential for raising the productivity of poor smallholder farmers, enabling them to increase income, accumulate assets, and set themselves economically on a pathway out of poverty. The very low prevalence of fertilizer use by Ugandan farmers—well below 5 percent—is evidence that farmers find it difficult to access fertilizers for their crops at a price that will allow them to obtain sufficient and reliable returns from their investment in fertilizer.

Keywords: Fertilizer supply; Agricultural inputs; Policies; Smallholder farmers; inorganic fertilizer; Policy reform; Markets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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