Agricultural and Biological Sciences
4 years ago

Female rice farmers in Mali see increased output but no profit boost from fertilizer grants.

Harvard Dataverse
Profitability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali
Lori Beaman, Dean Karlan, Bram Thuysbaert, Christopher Udry

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Female rice farmers in Mali were given fertilizer grants in an experiment. The farmers who received fertilizer used more fertilizer, herbicides, and hired labor. This led to increased output, but profits did not increase significantly. The study suggests that while fertilizer boosts production, it may not always lead to higher profits for farmers.