Recent evidence on input subsidy programs in Africa: Highlights from a spcial issue of Agricultural Economics

Input Subsidy Programs (ISPs) have made a big comeback in Africa. Introduced by donors in the early 1970s, ISPs were meant to help smallholder farmers invest in fertilizer and improved seed varieties, overcome limited access to input markets, and ultimately increase crop production. The programs wer...

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Main Author: International Food Policy Research Institute
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Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2013
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153697
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description Input Subsidy Programs (ISPs) have made a big comeback in Africa. Introduced by donors in the early 1970s, ISPs were meant to help smallholder farmers invest in fertilizer and improved seed varieties, overcome limited access to input markets, and ultimately increase crop production. The programs were poorly managed, however, and were largely eliminated in the 1980s and early 1990s under structural adjustment programs. They resurfaced in the mid-2000s and on a much grander scale.
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spelling CGSpace1536972025-11-06T06:06:34Z Recent evidence on input subsidy programs in Africa: Highlights from a spcial issue of Agricultural Economics International Food Policy Research Institute subsidies agricultural policies agriculture Input Subsidy Programs (ISPs) have made a big comeback in Africa. Introduced by donors in the early 1970s, ISPs were meant to help smallholder farmers invest in fertilizer and improved seed varieties, overcome limited access to input markets, and ultimately increase crop production. The programs were poorly managed, however, and were largely eliminated in the 1980s and early 1990s under structural adjustment programs. They resurfaced in the mid-2000s and on a much grander scale. 2013 2024-10-01T13:57:12Z 2024-10-01T13:57:12Z Brochure https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153697 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute International Food Policy Research Institute 2013. Recent evidence on input subsidy programs in Africa: Highlights from a spcial issue of Agricultural Economics. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153697
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agricultural policies
agriculture
International Food Policy Research Institute
Recent evidence on input subsidy programs in Africa: Highlights from a spcial issue of Agricultural Economics
title Recent evidence on input subsidy programs in Africa: Highlights from a spcial issue of Agricultural Economics
title_full Recent evidence on input subsidy programs in Africa: Highlights from a spcial issue of Agricultural Economics
title_fullStr Recent evidence on input subsidy programs in Africa: Highlights from a spcial issue of Agricultural Economics
title_full_unstemmed Recent evidence on input subsidy programs in Africa: Highlights from a spcial issue of Agricultural Economics
title_short Recent evidence on input subsidy programs in Africa: Highlights from a spcial issue of Agricultural Economics
title_sort recent evidence on input subsidy programs in africa highlights from a spcial issue of agricultural economics
topic subsidies
agricultural policies
agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153697
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