Cropland Allocation Effects of Agricultural Input Subsidies in Malawi

World Development

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 124-133

  Chibwana, Christopher ^a   Fisher, Monica ^a   Shively, Gerald ^b,c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Malawi)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Africa; Crop diversification; Farm input subsidy program; Land allocation; Malawi

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD POLICY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF SUFFICIENCY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

MALAWI;

GLYCINE MAX; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 81855185393     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.04.022     Document Type: Article

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