Agrifood Economics

Impacts of modifying Malawi’s farm input subsidy programme targeting

FAO Agricultural Development Economics Working Paper 17-05
Year: 2017
Author(s): Solomon Asfaw, Andrea Cattaneo, Giacomo Pallante and Alessandro Palma
In this paper, we evaluate the impact of this proposed change to the existing FISP design and implementation mechanisms by utilizing two waves of the Living Standards Measurement Study - Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA)survey merged with historical climate data. We estimate how the demand for agricultural inputs varies according to a variation in the targeting criteria and identify more efficient farmers that should be eligible for the FISP.
Theme: Climate
Publication type: Working paper
Country coverage: Malawi
Region: Africa
ISSN: 2521-1838
JEL codes: Q12, Q18, O12