Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5070401 | Food Policy | 2014 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
We examine how the previous fertilizer subsidy program in Nigeria (FMSP) affected the demand for commercial fertilizer. We apply an endogenous double hurdle model to a pseudo-panel and cross-section data of farm households. The methodology accounts for potential endogeneity of commercial fertilizer price with subsidy. Our specification is also appropriate where few farmers report the use of both subsidized and commercial fertilizer. We find that 100Â kg of subsidized fertilizer supplied to a farm household reduced the probability of its participation into commercial fertilizer market by 10-21% points, while not affecting fertilizer use upon participation.
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Authors
Hiroyuki Takeshima, Ephraim Nkonya,