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

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationThe Meridian Groupen_US
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten_US
cg.coverage.countryMalawien_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.creator.identifierBjorn Van Campenhout: 0000-0003-2404-7826en_US
cg.creator.identifierJoachim De Weerdt: 0000-0002-5572-3332en_US
cg.creator.identifierThomas Assefa: 0000-0003-2411-7046en_US
cg.creator.identifierDavid J. Spielman: 0000-0002-6889-7358en_US
cg.creator.identifierRichard Munyuka ARIONG: 0000-0001-5323-4028en_US
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14293-2.0en_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategies and Governance Uniten_US
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Innovation Policy and Scaling Uniten_US
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot rankeden_US
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen_US
dc.contributor.authorVan Campenhout, Bjornen_US
dc.contributor.authorDe Weerdt, Joachimen_US
dc.contributor.authorAssefa, Thomasen_US
dc.contributor.authorSpielman, David J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSiyame, Edwinen_US
dc.contributor.authorAriong, Richarden_US
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, Jonathanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-29T20:38:38Zen_US
dc.date.available2025-01-29T20:38:38Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/172449en_US
dc.titleThe impact of site-specific soil fertility recommendations: Experimental evidence from Malawien_US
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_US
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
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_US
dcterms.issued2024-09-12en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseOtheren_US
dcterms.publisherAEA RCT Registryen_US
dcterms.subjectagricultural extensionen_US
dcterms.subjectdecision-support systemsen_US
dcterms.subjectinorganic fertilizeren_US
dcterms.subjectsoil analysisen_US
dcterms.typeOtheren_US

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