The impact of site-specific soil fertility recommendations: Experimental evidence from Malawi

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationThe Meridian Groupen
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryMalawi
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2MW
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.creator.identifierBjorn Van Campenhout: 0000-0003-2404-7826en
cg.creator.identifierJoachim De Weerdt: 0000-0002-5572-3332en
cg.creator.identifierThomas Assefa: 0000-0003-2411-7046en
cg.creator.identifierDavid J. Spielman: 0000-0002-6889-7358en
cg.creator.identifierRichard Munyuka ARIONG: 0000-0001-5323-4028en
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14293-2.0en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategies and Governance Uniten
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Innovation Policy and Scaling Uniten
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorVan Campenhout, Bjornen
dc.contributor.authorDe Weerdt, Joachimen
dc.contributor.authorAssefa, Thomasen
dc.contributor.authorSpielman, David J.en
dc.contributor.authorSiyame, Edwin W. P.en
dc.contributor.authorAriong, Richard M.en
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, Jonathanen
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-29T20:38:38Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-29T20:38:38Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/172449
dc.titleThe impact of site-specific soil fertility recommendations: Experimental evidence from Malawien
dcterms.abstractRaising agricultural productivity among smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa is widely recognized as an important component of inclusive wealth creation and structural transformation. Central to this endeavor will be the adoption of sustainable soil and land management to improve the sustainability, resilience and productivity of agriculture. As such, government advise farmers to increase soil productivity by embracing the use of fertilizers and implement proper soil health management practices. However, these recommendations mostly come in the form of blanket one-size-fits-all recommendations that ignore heterogeneity in soil characteristics that individual farmers face. Using a cluster randomize control trial, we evaluate the impact of a bundled intervention that involves offering farmers a soil test on a plot they select and, using the results of this soil test, provide them with tailored advise on soil management to attain a desired yield for a particular crop the farmer chooses to plant on the plot. Furthermore, we also explore resources constraints as a potential barrier to the adoption of site specific fertilizer blends by adding a subsidy. JEL codes: O33, Q12, Q16en
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationVan Campenhout, Bjorn; De Weerdt, Joachim; Assefa, Thomas; Spielman, David J.; Siyame, Edwin; Ariong, Richard; and Atkinson, Jonathan. 2024. The impact of site-specific soil fertility recommendations: Experimental evidence from Malawi. AEA RCT Registry. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14293-2.0en
dcterms.issued2024-09-12en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherAEA RCT Registryen
dcterms.subjectagricultural extensionen
dcterms.subjectdecision-support systemsen
dcterms.subjectinorganic fertilizeren
dcterms.subjectsoil analysisen
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