کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5759671 | 1623216 | 2017 | 11 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Agricultural household effects of fertilizer price changes for smallholder farmers in central Malawi
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
اثرات تغییرات قیمت کالاهای کشاورزی برای کشاورزان کوچک در مرکز مالاوی
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کلمات کلیدی
نسبت هزینه سود، مدل بی بی اقتصادی، سیستم های برداشت اقتصاد، استفاده از زمین،
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری
علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک
علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک (عمومی)
چکیده انگلیسی
This simulation study explored the agricultural household effects of changes in the price of inorganic nitrogen fertilizer for farmers in central Malawi. We selected the Dedza district to conduct this study, which is a district reliant on maize production for household livelihoods. This study used data from a household survey to develop and calibrate an agricultural household model for a representative household. The survey focused on socio-economic and agronomic factors. This included plot-level agronomic details for crop inputs and yields. Using our dynamic model, we found a negative association between fertilizer prices and fertilizer use, maize area, and income. Removing fertilizer prices led to an increased use of nitrogen fertilizer at the household scale from 16.8 kg to 49.6 kg and this helped increase household income by 52%. We calculated an average own-price elasticity of fertilizer demand of â 0.92. Although higher fertilizer prices increased legume acreage, which had potential environmental benefits, household income fell. Our benefit-cost ratio calculations suggest that government actions that deliver changes in fertilizer prices are relatively cost effective. Our study highlights the reliance of households on maize production and consumption for their livelihood, and the effects that changes in fertilizer prices can have upon them.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Agricultural Systems - Volume 154, June 2017, Pages 168-178
Journal: Agricultural Systems - Volume 154, June 2017, Pages 168-178
نویسندگان
Adam M. Komarek, Sophie Drogue, Roza Chenoune, James Hawkins, Siwa Msangi, Hatem Belhouchette, Guillermo Flichman,