Development of balanced nutrient management innovations in South Asia: Perspectives from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.contributor.donorBill & Melinda Gates Foundationen
cg.coverage.countryBangladesh
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.countryNepal
cg.coverage.countrySri Lanka
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2BD
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NP
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2LK
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.creator.identifierAvinash Kishore: 0000-0003-4625-4922
cg.creator.identifierMuzna Alvi: 0000-0003-2829-2327
cg.creator.identifierTimothy Joseph Krupnik: 0000-0001-6973-0106
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100464en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Environment and Production Technology Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - South Asia Region
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA)
cg.identifier.publicationRankB
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2211-9124en
cg.issue21-Maren
cg.journalGlobal Food Securityen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume28en
dc.contributor.authorKishore, Avinashen
dc.contributor.authorAlvi, Muznaen
dc.contributor.authorKrupnik, Timothy J.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-22T12:10:44Zen
dc.date.available2024-05-22T12:10:44Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/142609
dc.titleDevelopment of balanced nutrient management innovations in South Asia: Perspectives from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lankaen
dcterms.abstractImbalanced application of fertilizers is a major fiscal and environmental problem in South Asia. We review fertilizer policies and extension efforts to promote the balanced application of nutrients in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka and draw 4 important lessons. (1) Fertilizer sector reforms need to be fiscally sustainable and politically feasible. Governments in South Asia have abolished fertilizer subsidies on multiple occasions, only to restore them a few years later. (2) The use of phosphate and potash did not decline much even after a sharp increase in their prices in India in 2011–12. Therefore, rationalizing subsidies, while necessary, may not be sufficient to ensure balanced use of fertilizers. Changing farmers' practice requires combining the right incentives with the right information. (3) Soil test based soil health cards (SHC) hold promise, but there is limited evidence on their utility. India's SHC program had very little impact on fertilizer use. (4) Direct cash transfer (DCT) of fertilizer subsidies can reduce distortions, but Sri Lanka's experience shows that implementing it is more challenging than universal subsidies. DCT requires the removal of price controls, integration of land records farmer identity cards, a cash transfer system with universal coverage, and a competitive fertilizer retail sector.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKishore, Avinash; Alvi, Muzna; and Krupnik, Timothy J. 2021. Development of balanced nutrient management innovations in South Asia: Perspectives from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Global Food Security 28(March 2021): 100464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100464en
dcterms.issued2021-03-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherElsevieren
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/7540en
dcterms.subjectinnovationen
dcterms.subjectfertilizersen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectfertilizer subsidyen
dcterms.subjectbiofertilizersen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectsocial protectionen
dcterms.subjectsoil fertilityen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectorganic fertilizersen
dcterms.subjectcash transfersen
dcterms.subjectsubsidiesen
dcterms.subjectfertilizer policyen
dcterms.subjectdieten
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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