Factors influencing the profitability of fertilizer use on maize in Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorXu, Z.en
dc.contributor.authorGuan, Z.en
dc.contributor.authorJayne, T. S.en
dc.contributor.authorBlack, R.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialZambiaen
dc.coverage.temporal1999 - 2000en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:08:18Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:08:18Zen
dc.date.issued2009en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractDespite government subsidies and the potential benefits to yield and income, fertilizer use in most of Africa remains low. Determining the barriers to its use and the factors influencing its profitability is critical in increasing its popularity. This study uses longitudinal farm data in a generalized asymmetrical production model in order to approximate maize yields in response to household features, traditional production inputs, and government programs in Zambia. The analysis determined that both input and non-input factors, such as market conditions, application rate, fertilizer availability, animal use, and even death of a family member, played roles in determining yield response and overall profitability of fertilizer use on maize. This research illustrates the importance of considering household heterogeneity in regards to fertilizer use and yield response in both productions models and, perhaps more importantly, in government programming and planning.en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier4814en
dc.identifier.citationAgricultural Economics 40(4): 437-446en
dc.identifier.issn0169-5150en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/69046en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherInternational Association of Agricultural Economistsen
dc.relation.urihttp://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00384.xen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2009 by International Association of Agricultural Economistsen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectFarm planningen
dc.subjectCash cropsen
dc.subjectEconomic analysesen
dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectLow input agricultureen
dc.subjectNutrient managementen
dc.subjectTraditional farmingen
dc.subjectSubsistence productionen
dc.subjectSmall holder enterpriseen
dc.subjectFertilizationen
dc.subjectMaizeen
dc.subjectZambiaen
dc.subjectAsymmetrical production modelen
dc.subjectYield scaling factoren
dc.subjectFertilizersen
dc.subjectApplication rateen
dc.subjectGovernment subsidiesen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scale Field Scale Governanceen
dc.titleFactors influencing the profitability of fertilizer use on maize in Zambiaen
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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