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The Economics of Soil Fertility Management in Malawi
Author(s) -
Sauer Johannes,
Tchale Hardwick
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2009.01452.x
Subject(s) - fertility , soil fertility , economics , agricultural economics , business , natural resource economics , environmental science , sociology , population , soil water , demography , soil science
We estimated a normalized translog yield‐response model using African farm‐household survey data to compare the yield of smallholder maize production under integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) and chemical‐based soil fertility management. Controlling for other factors, maize yield responses were higher under ISFM. Results suggest ISFM practices would significantly improve the profitability of smallholder maize production, especially under escalating fertilizer prices.