Can information help reduce imbalanced application of fertilisers in India: Experimental evidence from Bihar

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.crpClimate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
cg.contributor.donorInternational Growth Centreen
cg.contributor.donorTel Aviv Universityen
cg.contributor.donorIndian Council of Agricultural Researchen
cg.contributor.donorGeorge Washington Universityen
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.creator.identifierAvinash Kishore: 0000-0003-4625-4922
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - South Asia Region
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA)
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.theigc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Fishman-et-al-Policy-Brief-2019.pdfen
cg.number34104en
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorFishman, Ramen
dc.contributor.authorKishore, Avinashen
dc.contributor.authorRothler, Yoaven
dc.contributor.authorWard, Patrick S.en
dc.contributor.authorSingh, R. K. P.en
dc.contributor.authorJha, Shankaren
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:07:25Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:07:25Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146535
dc.titleCan information help reduce imbalanced application of fertilisers in India: Experimental evidence from Biharen
dcterms.abstractThe imbalanced application of different types of chemical fertilisers in agriculture is a widespread problem in India. This imbalance affects soil fertility, crop productivity and farmers’ net profits, and results in widespread pollution of water resources. In this context, the Government of India has launched the Soil Health Cards (SHC) programme to promote the balanced use of fertilisers in agriculture throughout India. More than 140 million SHCs are expected to be issued for 3 years to cover all plots and farmers in India. The programme aims to provide custom scientific information, which will encourage farmers to opt for a more balanced use of fertilisers. Under this programme, all farmers in India will receive the details over the nutritional status of their land and crop-wise yield specific recommendations for the application of different fertilisers. States like Gujarat have already implemented a similar programme where farmers received crop-specific fertiliser application recommendations for all plots of land with plot-level SHC information posted on the website. On the other hand, Bihar remains a laggard state in issuing SHC to its farmers. However, this programme is based on certain implicit assumptions. First, it assumes that smallholder farmers, many of whom are illiterate, will be able to understand the contents of SHC. Second, even if farmers understand the content, the assumption is that they will trust the quality and reliability of the information. Third, farmers will alter their preferred use of fertilisers based on the information of the SHC. Finally, the farmers will be able to act on their altered preference without being constrained by other factors that may affect their choices.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationFishman, Ram; Kishore, Avinash; Rothler, Yoav; Ward, Patrick S.; Singh, R. K. P.; and Jha, Shankar. 2019. Can information help reduce imbalanced application of fertilisers in India: Experimental evidence from Bihar. International Growth Centre Policy Brief 34104. https://www.theigc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Fishman-et-al-Policy-Brief-2019.pdfen
dcterms.isPartOfInternational Growth Centre Policy Briefen
dcterms.issued2019-11-12
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Growth Centreen
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146418en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150122en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/154765en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/6920en
dcterms.subjectfertilizersen
dcterms.subjectagricultural extensionen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectrandomized controlled trialsen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectsmallholdersen
dcterms.subjectsoil qualityen
dcterms.subjectinformationen
dcterms.typeBrief

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