Cropland Allocation Effects of Agricultural Input Subsidies in Malawi

By Christopher Chibwana, M. Fisher, G. Shively. 2012

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Subfields: General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Soil Science

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Disrupting Demand for Commercial Seed: Input Subsidies in Malawi and Zambia (2013, background): “To our knowledge, the only study to consider the seed component finds that nearly half of the yield gains from Malawi’s input subsidy program come from increases in improved seed use (Chibwana et al. 2012).”
The impact of agricultural extension services in the context of a heavily subsidized input system: The case of Malawi (2018, result): “However, many observers also have pointed out its high, possibly unsustainable costs and inconsistent farm-level impact and development outcomes (Chibwana et al. 2014; Holden and Lunduka 2010a, 2010b; Ricker-Gilbert and Jayne 2011). Malawi spent an annual average of 9.8 percent of its national budge”
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).”
Review: Taking stock of Africa’s second-generation agricultural input subsidy programs (2018, background): “Some programs officially target “resource-poor” households (e.g., Kenya’s National Accelerated Agricultural Inputs Access Program, NAAIAP) or those that cannot afford fertilizer at unsubsidized prices (e.g., Malawi’s Farm Input Subsidy Program, MFISP, previously known as the Agricultural Input Subsi”
The Economy-wide Impacts and Risks of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy Program (2014, unknown): “Chibwana et al. (2010) conduct a regression analysis of yield response to seed and fertilizer use among FISP beneficiaries.”
A review on the contribution of crop diversification to Sustainable Development Goal 1 “No poverty” in different world regions (2019, background): “Chibwana et al. (2012) estimated that households receiving vouchers for fertiliser and seeds allocated 45% more land to improved maize and 21% less land to other crops (e.g., groundnuts, soybeans, and dry beans).”
Tenure Insecurity and Investment in Soil Conservation. Evidence from Malawi (2013, background): “Moreover, because smallholders in Malawi are moving toward monoculture maize systems, this introduces an important trade-oﬀ between the economic beneﬁts of specialization and maintaining soil quality in the face of weather-related agricultural risks (Chibwana, Fisher, & Shively, 2012).”
How does population density influence agricultural intensification and productivity? Evidence from Malawi (2014, background): “A recent study in Malawi suggests that the input subsidy program may be promoting maize production, which is its goal, at the expense of other crops (Chibwana et al., 2011).”