Is Increasing Inorganic Fertilizer Use in Sub-Saharan Africa a Profitable Proposition? Evidence from Nigeria

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dc.creatorLiverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O.
dc.creatorOmonona, Bolarin T.
dc.creatorSanou, Awa
dc.creatorOgunleye, Wale
dc.date2015-03-11T20:14:00Z
dc.date2015-03-11T20:14:00Z
dc.date2015-02
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:45:54Z
dc.descriptionInorganic fertilizer use across Sub-Saharan Africa is generally considered to be low. Yet, this belief is predicated on the assumption that it is profitable to use rates higher than currently observed. However, there is little rigorous empirical evidence to support this notion. Using a nationally representative panel data set, and with due recognition of the role of risk and uncertainty, this paper empirically estimates the profitability of fertilizer use for maize production in Nigeria. The analysis finds that inorganic fertilizer use in Nigeria is not as low as conventional wisdom suggests. Low marginal physical product and high transportation costs significantly reduce the profitability of fertilizer use. The paper finds evidence that strategies to reduce transportation costs are likely to have a much larger effect on the profitability of fertilizer use than fertilizer subsidies. Apart from reduced transportation costs, other constraints such as timely access to the product; availability of complementary inputs such as improved seeds, irrigation, and credit; as well as good management practices are also necessary for sustained agricultural productivity improvements.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/02/24048038/increasing-inorganic-fertilizer-use-sub-saharan-africa-profitable-proposition-evidence-nigeria
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21589
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7201
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410625
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7201
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INFORMATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRACTICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SECTOR
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGRONOMY
dc.subjectAVERAGE TRAVEL TIME
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectCEREAL VARIETIES
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCHEMICAL USE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCOFFEE
dc.subjectCOFFEE GROWERS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FERTILIZER
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL SEED
dc.subjectCOMMERCIALIZATION
dc.subjectCORN
dc.subjectCOST OF TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP FAILURE
dc.subjectCROP GROWTH
dc.subjectCROP MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCROP YIELD
dc.subjectCROP YIELD RESPONSE
dc.subjectCROP YIELDS
dc.subjectCROPPING
dc.subjectCROPPING PATTERNS
dc.subjectCROPPING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONE
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectFARM
dc.subjectFARM ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectFARM SIZE
dc.subjectFARMER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEM
dc.subjectFARMING SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFERTILISER
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectFERTILIZER APPLICATION
dc.subjectFERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFERTILIZER PRICES
dc.subjectFERTILIZER RESEARCH
dc.subjectFERTILIZER SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectFERTILIZER SUBSIDY
dc.subjectFERTILIZER USE
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectFIELD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD CRISIS
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD GRAIN
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RES
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectGEODESY
dc.subjectGRAIN MARKET
dc.subjectGRAIN QUALITY
dc.subjectGRAIN YIELD
dc.subjectGRAZING
dc.subjectGREEN REVOLUTION
dc.subjectHABITAT
dc.subjectHERBICIDES
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectHYBRID SEED
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectINTERCROPPING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER DEVELOPMENT CENTER
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLEGUMES
dc.subjectLEGUMINOUS CROPS
dc.subjectLOCAL TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectMAIZE FARMERS
dc.subjectMAIZE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectMAIZE YIELDS
dc.subjectMANURE
dc.subjectMILLET
dc.subjectMIXED CROPPING
dc.subjectNITROGEN
dc.subjectNITROGEN FERTILIZATION
dc.subjectNUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPESTICIDE
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectPLANTING
dc.subjectPOOR FARMERS
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectPOULTRY
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectPRODUCTION SYSTEM
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectQUALITY SEED
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRICE MILLS
dc.subjectRICE PRODUCTION
dc.subjectRICE YIELDS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectSEED PRODUCTION
dc.subjectSEED VARIETIES
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectSOIL CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectSOIL FERTILITY
dc.subjectSOIL QUALITY
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSORGHUM
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COST
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTREE CROPS
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectTROPICAL AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectTRUE
dc.subjectUREA
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectWEALTH
dc.subjectWEED CONTROL
dc.titleIs Increasing Inorganic Fertilizer Use in Sub-Saharan Africa a Profitable Proposition? Evidence from Nigeria

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