Old Problems in the New Solutions? Politically Motivated Allocation of Program Benefits and the “New” Fertilizer Subsidies

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Who is Vouching for the Input Voucher? Decentralized Targeting and Elite Capture in Tanzania (2011, unknown): “Ghana’s 2008 experience already counsels caution, with more vouchers of its new, market-smart input voucher program targeted to districts that the ruling party had lost in the previous presidential elections, indicating some political capture of the program (Banful, 2011).”
Identifying determinants, pressures and trade-offs of crop residue use in mixed smallholder farms in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (2015, background): “However, it would be necessary to address issues of feasibility, impact and scaling-up in order to develop successful approaches (Banful, 2011; Chibwana et al., 2012; Marenya et al., 2012).”
Disrupting Demand for Commercial Seed: Input Subsidies in Malawi and Zambia (2013, methodology): “Similar variables have been used in other applications that address input subsidy targeting issues across Africa (Banful 2011; Mason 2011).”
Review: Taking stock of Africa’s second-generation agricultural input subsidy programs (2018, background): “Empirical evidence in Ghana and Kenya suggests ISP benefits were focused on areas that supported the opposition in the last presidential election (Banful, 2011; Mather and Jayne, 2015).”