Planting ideas
How agricultural subsidies are working in Malawi
This paper examines the role of fertiliser subsidies in Malawi, the world’s fifth poorest country. Malawians depend on domestic crops from over-cultivated soils. Recurrent poor harvests have had disastrous consequences for food security, but yields have improved significantly since the introduction of a government scheme to improve access to fertiliser by smallholder farmers.
Publisher: Africa Research Institute
Author: Blessings Chinsinga
Other authors: Aoiffe O’Brien
Organization: Africa Research Institute
Year: 2008
ISBN: 978 1 906329 013
Country/ies: Malawi
Geographical coverage: Africa
Type: Technical paper
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Content language: English