Agricultural and Biological Sciences
4 years ago

Fertilizer subsidies in Africa could lift millions out of poverty

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Fertilizer subsidies in Africa: Are vouchers the answer?
Nicholas Minot, Todd Benson

Paper Summary

Fertilizer subsidies in Africa were common in the past but were phased out due to high costs and inefficiency. Governments opened up fertilizer markets and stopped universal subsidies in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

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