Agricultural subsidies lead to changes in the use of chemical fertilizer by farmers. Using data
from a household survey conducted annually by the Rural Economy Research Center of the …

Lack of access to food and its availability is of central concern in Africa and a fundamental
challenge for human welfare and economic growth. Low agricultural production results in …

Given the increasing tension between food production and food demand in sub-Saharan
Africa, as well as the poor development of the rice sector in Africa, the present paper …

Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) is an important grain crop for millions of poor farmers
and consumers in the semi-arid region of West Africa. During the past 40 years, much …

We analyze the adoption of mineral fertilizer in South-Kivu. We model technology adoption
as a three-step-process, including awareness, tryout, and adoption; and empirically analyze …

Conventional wisdom holds that Sub-Saharan African farmers use few modern inputs
despite the fact that most growth-inducing and poverty-reducing agricultural growth in the …

Water stress and soil infertility are the greatest constraining factors for higher agricultural
productivity in drylands, prompting the current interest in soil and water conservation (SWC) …

Fertilizer overuse causes serious environmental degradation, and it is important to identify
the influencing factors of fertilizer use. To feed the largest population worldwide, China has …