The objective of this paper was to assess the sustainability impacts of planned agricultural
development interventions, so called upgrading strategies (UPS), to enhance food security …

Inorganic fertilizer is one of a handful of agricultural technologies that have immense
potential for raising the productivity of poor smallholders, enabling them to increase income …

Hermetic bags are effective at curbing grain losses due to insect pests, but their use remains
low due to unavailability among smallholder farmers. This study used primary data from …

Smallholder farmers are reluctant to risk investing in fertilizers. To understand how risk is
perceived and how economic returns are distributed before the decision to invest in fertilizer …

Subsistence farmers in sub-Saharan Africa aim for strategies to enhance their food security.
Implementing upgrading strategies (UPS) must be assessed prior to and during …

Inorganic fertilizer is one of a handful of agricultural technologies that have immense
potential for raising the productivity of poor smallholders, enabling them to increase income …

Over 70% of Tanzanians live on less that $2 per day and over 75% of the population is
involved in agriculture. Increasing agricultural productivity is seen as a way to decrease …

This chapter attempts to assess the way the welfare effect is distributed among various
players of the fertilizer supply chain and how fertilizer use can be promoted using micro …