It is generally agreed that increasing agricultural productivity is critical to stimulating the rate of economic growth in Africa. There are many important and often complementary determinants of agricultural productivity. In this paper, we focus on fertilizer, without intending to imply that it is the only or most significant productivity determinants. Other key factors are seed technology, adequate water availability, labor, agronomic and other farmer management practices, and choice of crops to grow.
Details
Title
Promoting Fertilizer Use in Africa: Current Issues and Empirical Evidence from Malawi, Zambia, and Kenya
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/54934
PURL Identifier
http://purl.umn.edu/54934
Total Pages
32
JEL Codes
Q18
Note
This study was funded jointly by the Regional Strategic Agricultural Knowledge Support
System (Re-SAKSS) for Southern Africa, based at International Water Management Institute,
Pretoria, South Africa, and by the United States Agency for International Development's
Africa Bureau. Much of the data and analysis reported in this study was carried out under the
Tegemeo Agricultural Monitoring and Policy Analysis Project, funded by USAID/Kenya; the
Food Security Research Project/Markets, Trade and Enabling Environment (MATEP)
Program, funded by USAID/Zambia and the Swedish International Development Agency;
and by the DFID and USAID offices in Lilongwe, Malawi.