Given the stagnant agricultural productivity and persistent food insecurity in low‐income
countries—notably in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA)—there has been continued interest in the …

Input subsidy programs (ISPs) remain one of the most contentiously debated development
issues in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). After ISPs were phased out during the 1980s and …

Sub-Saharan Africa's turnaround over the past couple of decades has been dramatic. After
many years in decline, the continent's economy picked up in the mid-1990s. Along with this …

This study assesses changes over the past decade in the farm size distributions of Ghana,
Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia, drawing on two or more waves of nationally representative …

This paper explores smallholder farmers' adoption decisions of multiple sustainable
intensification practices (SIPs) in eastern and southern Africa. We develop a multivariate …

This paper estimates the role of agronomic inputs in cereal yield improvements and the
consequences for countries' processes of structural change. The results suggest a clear role …

Input subsidy programs have once again become a major plank of agricultural development
strategies in Africa. Ten African governments spend roughly US $1 billion annually on input …

After 20 years of neglect by international donors, agriculture is now again in the headlines
because high food prices are increasing food insecurity and poverty. In the coming years, it …

Drawing on Boserupian and induced innovation principles, this review explores how the
farm technologies and practices associated with integrated soil management and …

Agricultural input subsidies were a major feature of development policies in rural economies
until the 1980s. Continuing rural poverty with low productivity and fertilizer use in …