The last mile(s) in modern input distribution: Pricing, profitability, and adoption

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dc.creatorMinten, Bart
dc.creatorKoru, Bethlehem
dc.creatorStifel, David
dc.date2013-11
dc.date2024-10-01T13:55:18Z
dc.date2024-10-01T13:55:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:24:24Z
dc.descriptionIncreasing adoption of modern inputs remains one of the best hopes for greater agricultural production in developing countries. Based on unique data from northwestern Ethiopia, this study examines the “last mile(s)”—from the input distribution center to the farmer—in the chemical fertilizer and improved seed distribution system. We find that increasing transaction and transportation costs over a 35 km distance, along a route mainly accessible to only foot traffic, lead to a 50% increase of the price of chemical fertilizer and to a 75% reduction in its use. Farmers who live about 10 km from the distribution center face per unit transaction and transportation costs as high as the costs needed to bring the fertilizer from the international port to the input distribution center (about 1,000 km). Tackling the “last mile(s)” costs should thus be a priority to improve modern input adoption and use in these settings.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/152880
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/103429
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMinten, Bart; Koru, Bethlehem; and Stifel, David. 2013. The last mile(s) in modern input distribution: Pricing, profitability, and adoption. Agricultural Economics 44(6): 629-646. Special Issue on Input Subsidy Programs (ISPs) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/agec.12078/abstract
dc.subjectfarm inputs
dc.subjectinorganic fertilizers
dc.subjecthybrids
dc.subjectfertilizers
dc.subjectseeds
dc.titleThe last mile(s) in modern input distribution: Pricing, profitability, and adoption
dc.typeJournal Article

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