Policy options for fertilizer subsidy reforms in Rwanda: A simulation-based analysis and synthesis of prior studies
Agricultural input subsidies are a prominent feature in the 2018-2024 Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA 4), which is designed and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI). By reducing the cost of improved seed and inorganic fertilizers, subsidies a...
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| author | Spielman, David J. Mugabo, Serge Rosenbach, Gracie Ndikumana, Sosthene Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera Ingabire, Chantal |
| author_browse | Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera Ingabire, Chantal Mugabo, Serge Ndikumana, Sosthene Rosenbach, Gracie Spielman, David J. |
| author_facet | Spielman, David J. Mugabo, Serge Rosenbach, Gracie Ndikumana, Sosthene Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera Ingabire, Chantal |
| author_sort | Spielman, David J. |
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| description | Agricultural input subsidies are a prominent feature in the 2018-2024 Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA 4), which is designed and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI). By reducing the cost of improved seed and inorganic fertilizers, subsidies are designed to accelerate the use of these productivity-enhancing inputs, thereby increasing agricultural yields and output, increasing rural incomes while reducing food prices, and improving food security in line with PSTA 4’s targets. However, questions arise about whether the current input subsidy rates and levels are sufficient to increase crop production and meet the PSTA 4 targets, and whether the subsidy system can be expanded in the current economic climate and fiscal situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and spike in global fertilizer prices. This paper examines the impact of an increase in the price of fertilizer in Rwanda using seasonal production data from National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) in a microsimulation model aimed at three priority crops—maize, rice, and Irish potato—and the three main fertilizers in use—diammonium phosphate (DAP), urea, and NPK. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1410682025-12-08T10:11:39Z Policy options for fertilizer subsidy reforms in Rwanda: A simulation-based analysis and synthesis of prior studies Spielman, David J. Mugabo, Serge Rosenbach, Gracie Ndikumana, Sosthene Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera Ingabire, Chantal nitrogen fertilizers rural communities potatoes data analysis fertilizers seeds npk fertilizers poverty alleviation rice maize urea agriculture crop production economics subsidies yields food security food prices Agricultural input subsidies are a prominent feature in the 2018-2024 Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA 4), which is designed and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI). By reducing the cost of improved seed and inorganic fertilizers, subsidies are designed to accelerate the use of these productivity-enhancing inputs, thereby increasing agricultural yields and output, increasing rural incomes while reducing food prices, and improving food security in line with PSTA 4’s targets. However, questions arise about whether the current input subsidy rates and levels are sufficient to increase crop production and meet the PSTA 4 targets, and whether the subsidy system can be expanded in the current economic climate and fiscal situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and spike in global fertilizer prices. This paper examines the impact of an increase in the price of fertilizer in Rwanda using seasonal production data from National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) in a microsimulation model aimed at three priority crops—maize, rice, and Irish potato—and the three main fertilizers in use—diammonium phosphate (DAP), urea, and NPK. 2022-10-27 2024-04-12T13:37:13Z 2024-04-12T13:37:13Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141068 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.135073 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Spielman, David J.; Mugabo, Serge; Rosenbach, Gracie; Ndikumana, Sosthene; Benimana, Gilberthe; and Ingabire, Chantal. 2022. Policy options for fertilizer subsidy reforms in Rwanda: A simulation-based analysis and synthesis of prior studies. Rwanda SSP Working Paper 5. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136429. |
| spellingShingle | nitrogen fertilizers rural communities potatoes data analysis fertilizers seeds npk fertilizers poverty alleviation rice maize urea agriculture crop production economics subsidies yields food security food prices Spielman, David J. Mugabo, Serge Rosenbach, Gracie Ndikumana, Sosthene Benimana, Gilberthe Uwera Ingabire, Chantal Policy options for fertilizer subsidy reforms in Rwanda: A simulation-based analysis and synthesis of prior studies |
| title | Policy options for fertilizer subsidy reforms in Rwanda: A simulation-based analysis and synthesis of prior studies |
| title_full | Policy options for fertilizer subsidy reforms in Rwanda: A simulation-based analysis and synthesis of prior studies |
| title_fullStr | Policy options for fertilizer subsidy reforms in Rwanda: A simulation-based analysis and synthesis of prior studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Policy options for fertilizer subsidy reforms in Rwanda: A simulation-based analysis and synthesis of prior studies |
| title_short | Policy options for fertilizer subsidy reforms in Rwanda: A simulation-based analysis and synthesis of prior studies |
| title_sort | policy options for fertilizer subsidy reforms in rwanda a simulation based analysis and synthesis of prior studies |
| topic | nitrogen fertilizers rural communities potatoes data analysis fertilizers seeds npk fertilizers poverty alleviation rice maize urea agriculture crop production economics subsidies yields food security food prices |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141068 |
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