The Economics of Soil Fertility Management in Malawi
We estimated a normalized translog yield-response model using African farm-household survey data to compare the yield of smallholder maize production under integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) and chemical-based soil fertility management. Controlling for other factors, maize yield responses w...
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okr-10986-49152021-04-23T14:02:20Z The Economics of Soil Fertility Management in Malawi Sauer, Johannes Tchale, Hardwick Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Agricultural R&D Agricultural Technology Agricultural Extension Services Q160 We estimated a normalized translog yield-response model using African farm-household survey data to compare the yield of smallholder maize production under integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) and chemical-based soil fertility management. Controlling for other factors, maize yield responses were higher under ISFM. Results suggest ISFM practices would significantly improve the profitability of smallholder maize production, especially under escalating fertilizer prices. 2012-03-30T07:30:22Z 2012-03-30T07:30:22Z 2009 Journal Article Review of Agricultural Economics 10587195 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4915 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Malawi |
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Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Agricultural R&D Agricultural Technology Agricultural Extension Services Q160 Sauer, Johannes Tchale, Hardwick The Economics of Soil Fertility Management in Malawi |
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We estimated a normalized translog yield-response model using African farm-household survey data to compare the yield of smallholder maize production under integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) and chemical-based soil fertility management. Controlling for other factors, maize yield responses were higher under ISFM. Results suggest ISFM practices would significantly improve the profitability of smallholder maize production, especially under escalating fertilizer prices. |
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Sauer, Johannes Tchale, Hardwick |
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Sauer, Johannes Tchale, Hardwick |
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Sauer, Johannes |
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The Economics of Soil Fertility Management in Malawi |
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The Economics of Soil Fertility Management in Malawi |
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The Economics of Soil Fertility Management in Malawi |
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The Economics of Soil Fertility Management in Malawi |
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The Economics of Soil Fertility Management in Malawi |
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economics of soil fertility management in malawi |
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