Can better targeting improve the effectiveness of Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Program? Lessons from Ghana and other countries in Africa south of the Sahara
Despite improvements to the implementation regime of Ghana’s fertilizer subsidy program, this paper shows that considerable challenges remain in ensuring that the subsidy is targeted to farmers who need fertilizer the most. Currently, larger-scale and wealthier farmers are the main beneficiaries of...
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| author | Houssou, Nazaire Andam, Kwaw S. Asante-Addo, Collins |
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| description | Despite improvements to the implementation regime of Ghana’s fertilizer subsidy program, this paper shows that considerable challenges remain in ensuring that the subsidy is targeted to farmers who need fertilizer the most. Currently, larger-scale and wealthier farmers are the main beneficiaries of subsidized fertilizer even though the stated goal is to target smallholder farmers with fertilizer subsidies. The experience of other African countries suggests that the effectiveness of fertilizer subsidies can improve with effective targeting of resource-poor smallholders. However, targeting smallholder farmers entails significant transaction costs and may even be infeasible in some cases. Faced with such challenges, Ghanaian policy makers must ponder the question of how to improve the targeting of input subsidy programs in the country. Further research is needed to identify more cost-effective approaches for achieving the goal of targeting. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1479472025-11-06T06:02:36Z Can better targeting improve the effectiveness of Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Program? Lessons from Ghana and other countries in Africa south of the Sahara Houssou, Nazaire Andam, Kwaw S. Asante-Addo, Collins fertilizers inputs resources farm inputs smallholders targeting subsidies Despite improvements to the implementation regime of Ghana’s fertilizer subsidy program, this paper shows that considerable challenges remain in ensuring that the subsidy is targeted to farmers who need fertilizer the most. Currently, larger-scale and wealthier farmers are the main beneficiaries of subsidized fertilizer even though the stated goal is to target smallholder farmers with fertilizer subsidies. The experience of other African countries suggests that the effectiveness of fertilizer subsidies can improve with effective targeting of resource-poor smallholders. However, targeting smallholder farmers entails significant transaction costs and may even be infeasible in some cases. Faced with such challenges, Ghanaian policy makers must ponder the question of how to improve the targeting of input subsidy programs in the country. Further research is needed to identify more cost-effective approaches for achieving the goal of targeting. 2017 2024-06-21T09:23:33Z 2024-06-21T09:23:33Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147947 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146450 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147616 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146275 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Houssou, Nazaire; Andam, Kwaw S.; Collins, and Asante-Addo. 2017. Can better targeting improve the effectiveness of Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Program? Lessons from Ghana and other countries in Africa south of the Sahara. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1605. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147947 |
| spellingShingle | fertilizers inputs resources farm inputs smallholders targeting subsidies Houssou, Nazaire Andam, Kwaw S. Asante-Addo, Collins Can better targeting improve the effectiveness of Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Program? Lessons from Ghana and other countries in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title | Can better targeting improve the effectiveness of Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Program? Lessons from Ghana and other countries in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title_full | Can better targeting improve the effectiveness of Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Program? Lessons from Ghana and other countries in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title_fullStr | Can better targeting improve the effectiveness of Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Program? Lessons from Ghana and other countries in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can better targeting improve the effectiveness of Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Program? Lessons from Ghana and other countries in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title_short | Can better targeting improve the effectiveness of Ghana's Fertilizer Subsidy Program? Lessons from Ghana and other countries in Africa south of the Sahara |
| title_sort | can better targeting improve the effectiveness of ghana s fertilizer subsidy program lessons from ghana and other countries in africa south of the sahara |
| topic | fertilizers inputs resources farm inputs smallholders targeting subsidies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147947 |
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