In Malawi, the fifth poorest country in the world, the government introduced a voucher programme for small scale farmers, providing them access to subsidised fertilizer
and seed. The country suddenly saw bumper harvests in both 2006 and 2007. Are fertilizer subsidies the way out of poverty for small scale farmers in Africa?
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/subsidised-fertilizer-two-views
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/eric-mcgaw
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rachel-bezner-kerr
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/laifolo-dakishoni-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/leisa
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-inputs
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legumes
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subsidies
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/private-sector
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malawi
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
