Through decentralized targeting of input vouchers new agricultural input subsidy programs
aim to more effectively reach their objectives and target population. But, lingering fears of …

This paper contributes to the long-standing debate on the merits of decentralised beneficiary
targeting in the administration of development programmes, focussing on the large-scale …

Malawi has over the last 6 years embarked on a comprehensive targeted fertilizer and seed
subsidy program to boost its agricultural production and to enhance household and national …

The methods to select safety net beneficiaries are the subject of frequent debates. Targeting
assessments usually focus on efficiency by documenting the pre-program profile of selected …

The Malawi FISP resurrected debates about the role of subsidies in African agricultural
policy. Recent literature has highlighted the social and political interests that influence the …

Fertilizer subsidies have been reinstituted in many African countries with innovations
seeking to avoid the downsides of past programs. The new subsidy paradigm however does …

Abstract Since the 2005/06 agricultural season, the government of Malawi has been
implementing a targeted agricultural input subsidy programme through the provision of …

We measure the impacts of Malawi's Farm Input Subsidy Program on the cropland allocation
decisions of farmers in Kasungu and Machinga districts in central and southern Malawi …

Malawi has over the last four years embarked on a comprehensive fertilizer and seed
subsidy programme to boost its agricultural production and to enhance food security in the …

Lower-income countries spend vast sums on subsidies. Beneficiaries are typically selected
via either a proxy-means test (PMT) or through a decentralized identification process led by …