Are farm input subsidies a disincentive for integrated pest management adoption? Evidence from Zambia

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationCABI, Switzerlanden
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agricultureen
cg.contributor.donorCABI Development Funden
cg.coverage.countryZambia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ZM
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Africa
cg.creator.identifierLenis Liverpool-Tasie: 0000-0002-2990-5888en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12582en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn0021-857Xen
cg.issue2en
cg.journalJournal of Agricultural Economicsen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.iitaAGRONOMYen
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITYen
cg.subject.iitaPESTS OF PLANTSen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT BREEDINGen
cg.subject.iitaPLANT PRODUCTIONen
cg.subject.iitaSMALLHOLDER FARMERSen
cg.volume75en
dc.contributor.authorTambo, J.A.en
dc.contributor.authorLiverpool-Tasie, L.S.O.en
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-09T09:59:54Zen
dc.date.available2025-05-09T09:59:54Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174512
dc.titleAre farm input subsidies a disincentive for integrated pest management adoption? Evidence from Zambiaen
dcterms.abstractInput subsidy programmes (ISPs) remain a popular but contentious policy tool to promote agricultural intensification, food security and poverty reduction across Africa. Although previous studies have explored the impact of ISPs on various smallholder outcomes, no studies have analysed the impact of recent ISPs on pest management. This is particularly important given the increasing pest challenges due to climate change and the recent surge in pesticide use in low-income countries and its associated negative consequences for human and environmental health. Thus, this study assessed the effects of ISPs on smallholder adoption of sustainable pest management practices, using data from 1048 smallholder maize plots across major maize-producing zones of Zambia and a control function regression approach. We find consistent evidence that input subsidy receipt is negatively associated with smallholders' adoption of environmentally friendly and sustainable pest management strategies. Participation in the Zambia ISP (particularly the flexible e-voucher system) encourages synthetic pesticide use, at the expense of sustainable practices. We also find that farmers consider synthetic pesticides and biopesticides as substitutes and are more likely to adopt sustainable pest management when they have tenure security and access to financial resources. Given the human and environmental health consequences associated with synthetic pesticide use, it would be important to leverage input subsidy schemes to promote the adoption of safer and more sustainable alternatives to synthetic pesticides. Beyond input subsidies, policies that improve tenure security and financial access for smallholders can promote the adoption of sustainable pest management practices.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.available2025-04-23en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTambo, J.A. & Liverpool‐Tasie, L.S.O. (2024). Are farm input subsidies a disincentive for integrated pest management adoption? Evidence from Zambia. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 75(2), 740-763.en
dcterms.descriptionOpen Access Articleen
dcterms.extent740-763en
dcterms.issued2025en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.subjectfall armywarmen
dcterms.subjectintegrated pest managementen
dcterms.subjectpesticidesen
dcterms.subjectsmallholder farmersen
dcterms.subjectzambiaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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