Smallholder Demand for Maize Hybrids in Zambia: How Far do Seed Subsidies Reach?

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dc.creatorSmale, Melinda
dc.creatorBirol, Ekin
dc.creatorAsare-Marfo, Dorene
dc.date2014
dc.date2024-08-01T02:50:53Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:50:53Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:45:31Z
dc.descriptionWe add to an emerging body of literature on input subsidies in Africa south of the Sahara. Our analysis focuses on demand for seed, characterising smallholders with a high predicted demand for hybrid seed who were not reached by the subsidy programme. We use cross‐sectional data from the 2010 agricultural season and an instrumented control function approach to test the hypothesis that the subsidy on hybrid maize seed in Zambia is selectively biased. Consistent with other literature, we find that the subsidy is a recursive determinant of seed demand, but in 2010, its recipients had more land, more assets, and lower poverty rates. Findings illustrate the social costs of the programme as currently designed and highlight the need to build alternative supply channels if poorer maize growers are to grow hybrid seed.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150168
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/113779
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceSmale, Melinda; Birol, Ekin; and Asare-Marfo, Dorene. 2014. Smallholder Demand for Maize Hybrids in Zambia: How Far do Seed Subsidies Reach? Journal of Agricultural Economics 65(2): 349-367. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12046
dc.subjectseeds
dc.subjectinputs
dc.subjecthybridization
dc.subjectmaize
dc.subjectdemand
dc.titleSmallholder Demand for Maize Hybrids in Zambia: How Far do Seed Subsidies Reach?
dc.typeJournal Article

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