Beyond access: Evaluating the impact and counterfactual outcomes of input subsidy programmes on smallholder maize farmers' yield and income in Zambia

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41340%2F25%3A103750" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41340/25:103750 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://newmedit.ciheam.org/2025/12/09/beyond-access-evaluating-the-impact-and-counterfactual-outcomes-of-input-subsidy-programmes-on-smallholder-maize-farmers-yield-and-income-in-zambia/" target="_blank" >https://newmedit.ciheam.org/2025/12/09/beyond-access-evaluating-the-impact-and-counterfactual-outcomes-of-input-subsidy-programmes-on-smallholder-maize-farmers-yield-and-income-in-zambia/</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.30682/nm2505i" target="_blank" >10.30682/nm2505i</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Beyond access: Evaluating the impact and counterfactual outcomes of input subsidy programmes on smallholder maize farmers' yield and income in Zambia

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This study examines the problems of low productivity, inefficiency and food insecurity among smallholder farmers in Zambia despite the efforts of input subsidy programs such as the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) to enhance access to improved seeds and fertilisers. Using a counterfactual non-experimental design approach, this study uses a sample of 404 maize farmers (234 FISP beneficiaries and 170 non-beneficiaries) across the Southern province of Zambia. An initial probit regression model was used to identify the determinants of FISP access, and an endogenous switching regression model was used to measure the effect of FISP access on maize yield and income. The results show that age, household size, marital status, cooperative membership, and off-farm income are all positively related to FISP access, while gender, farm size, and farming experience are all negatively related to FISP access. The endogenous switching regression results suggest that FISP access is a real boon for beneficiaries in terms of increasing maize yield and farm income. For instance, beneficiaries of FISP would have harvested 144.97kg/ha less maize and earned 744.69 ZMW less in the absence of input subsidy. On the other hand, the non-beneficiaries would have harvested 730.815kg/ha more maize and earned 2233.09 ZMW more if they had accessed the input subsidy. These results show that FISP positively impacts agricultural production and economic returns and calls for targeted policies that address gender barriers, support smallholder farmers, and improve cooperative structures.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Beyond access: Evaluating the impact and counterfactual outcomes of input subsidy programmes on smallholder maize farmers' yield and income in Zambia

Popis výsledku anglicky

This study examines the problems of low productivity, inefficiency and food insecurity among smallholder farmers in Zambia despite the efforts of input subsidy programs such as the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) to enhance access to improved seeds and fertilisers. Using a counterfactual non-experimental design approach, this study uses a sample of 404 maize farmers (234 FISP beneficiaries and 170 non-beneficiaries) across the Southern province of Zambia. An initial probit regression model was used to identify the determinants of FISP access, and an endogenous switching regression model was used to measure the effect of FISP access on maize yield and income. The results show that age, household size, marital status, cooperative membership, and off-farm income are all positively related to FISP access, while gender, farm size, and farming experience are all negatively related to FISP access. The endogenous switching regression results suggest that FISP access is a real boon for beneficiaries in terms of increasing maize yield and farm income. For instance, beneficiaries of FISP would have harvested 144.97kg/ha less maize and earned 744.69 ZMW less in the absence of input subsidy. On the other hand, the non-beneficiaries would have harvested 730.815kg/ha more maize and earned 2233.09 ZMW more if they had accessed the input subsidy. These results show that FISP positively impacts agricultural production and economic returns and calls for targeted policies that address gender barriers, support smallholder farmers, and improve cooperative structures.

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

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

New Medit

ISSN

1594-5685

e-ISSN

1594-5685

Svazek periodika

24

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

DEC 2025

Stát vydavatele periodika

IT - Italská republika

Počet stran výsledku

19

Strana od-do

153-171

Kód UT WoS článku

001640261300009

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105025940484