Modern input promotion in Africa: Overview of evidence and future policy direction

The case for enhancing agricultural productivity through promotion of modern inputs is fairly easy to make. Promoting input use and intensifying agriculture, however, have proved difficult for most African countries under a wide range of policy initiatives since 1970s, ranging from universal subsidy...

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Autores principales: Rashid, Shahidur, Jayne, Thomas S., Minot, Nicholas
Formato: Artículo preliminar
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149886
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description The case for enhancing agricultural productivity through promotion of modern inputs is fairly easy to make. Promoting input use and intensifying agriculture, however, have proved difficult for most African countries under a wide range of policy initiatives since 1970s, ranging from universal subsidy, market liberalization, to smart subsidies in recent years. The central objective of this paper is to highlight the evolving policy options and, to do so, we analyze the trends in fertilizer and seed use and synthesize the evidence on the impacts of modern input promotion policies.
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spelling CGSpace1498862025-11-06T07:13:11Z Modern input promotion in Africa: Overview of evidence and future policy direction Rashid, Shahidur Jayne, Thomas S. Minot, Nicholas economic growth economic development agricultural policies agricultural growth farm inputs The case for enhancing agricultural productivity through promotion of modern inputs is fairly easy to make. Promoting input use and intensifying agriculture, however, have proved difficult for most African countries under a wide range of policy initiatives since 1970s, ranging from universal subsidy, market liberalization, to smart subsidies in recent years. The central objective of this paper is to highlight the evolving policy options and, to do so, we analyze the trends in fertilizer and seed use and synthesize the evidence on the impacts of modern input promotion policies. 2014 2024-08-01T02:50:09Z 2024-08-01T02:50:09Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149886 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896298606 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Rashid, Shahidur; Jayne, Thomas S.; Minot, Nicholas. 2014. Modern input promotion in Africa: Overview of evidence and future policy direction. ReSAKSS Annual Trends and Outlook Report Background Paper. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149886
spellingShingle economic growth
economic development
agricultural policies
agricultural growth
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Rashid, Shahidur
Jayne, Thomas S.
Minot, Nicholas
Modern input promotion in Africa: Overview of evidence and future policy direction
title Modern input promotion in Africa: Overview of evidence and future policy direction
title_full Modern input promotion in Africa: Overview of evidence and future policy direction
title_fullStr Modern input promotion in Africa: Overview of evidence and future policy direction
title_full_unstemmed Modern input promotion in Africa: Overview of evidence and future policy direction
title_short Modern input promotion in Africa: Overview of evidence and future policy direction
title_sort modern input promotion in africa overview of evidence and future policy direction
topic economic growth
economic development
agricultural policies
agricultural growth
farm inputs
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