The Impact of Agricultural Input Subsidy on Productivity: The Case of Ghana

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F22%3A92929" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/22:92929 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41287-021-00430-z" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/s41287-021-00430-z</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41287-021-00430-z" target="_blank" >10.1057/s41287-021-00430-z</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Impact of Agricultural Input Subsidy on Productivity: The Case of Ghana

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Studies on agricultural input subsidy (AIS) have focused on its causal effect on food production without recourse to impact on production based on the level of AIS. This paper estimates the effect of increased AIS on agricultural productivity and the heterogeneity of the effect based on farm size, using data from 285 beneficiaries of Ghanas AIS program. We employ the Generalized Propensity Score matching approach to address potential self-selection bias due to farmers decision to participate in AIS. We find that agricultural productivity increases as farmers level of AIS increases. The estimated effect of AIS on productivity is higher for small-scale farmers than large-scale farmers. Nonetheless, a minimum level of AIS is required for small-scale farmers to achieve positive effects. Higher productivity growth can be achieved if AIS is targeted and disbursed based on farm size rather than the one rate for all disbursement approach often used in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Impact of Agricultural Input Subsidy on Productivity: The Case of Ghana

Popis výsledku anglicky

Studies on agricultural input subsidy (AIS) have focused on its causal effect on food production without recourse to impact on production based on the level of AIS. This paper estimates the effect of increased AIS on agricultural productivity and the heterogeneity of the effect based on farm size, using data from 285 beneficiaries of Ghanas AIS program. We employ the Generalized Propensity Score matching approach to address potential self-selection bias due to farmers decision to participate in AIS. We find that agricultural productivity increases as farmers level of AIS increases. The estimated effect of AIS on productivity is higher for small-scale farmers than large-scale farmers. Nonetheless, a minimum level of AIS is required for small-scale farmers to achieve positive effects. Higher productivity growth can be achieved if AIS is targeted and disbursed based on farm size rather than the one rate for all disbursement approach often used in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

40101 - Agriculture

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

European Journal of Development Research

ISSN

0957-8811

e-ISSN

1743-9728

Svazek periodika

34

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

26

Strana od-do

1460-1485

Kód UT WoS článku

000672309800003

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85110441145