566
Holden S, Lunduka R (2010) Impacts of the fertilizer subsidy programme in Malawi: targeting,
household perceptions and preferences. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås
Holden S, Lunduka R (2012) Do fertilizer subsidies crowd out organic manures? The case of
Malawi. Agric Econ 43:303–314
Holden ST, Lunduka RW (2013) Who benefit from malawi’s targeted farm input subsidy program?
Forum for Development Studies. Taylor & Francis, pp 1–25
Jayne T, Rashid S (2013) Input subsidy programs in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis of recent
evidence. Agric Econ 44:547–562
Jayne TS, Sitko NJ, Mason NM, Skole D (2018) Input subsidy programs and climate smart agriculture: current realities and future potential. In: Climate Smart Agriculture. Springer, Cham
Kaczan D, Arslan A, Lipper L (2013) Climate-smart agriculture? A review of current practice
of agroforestry and conservation agriculture in Malawi and Zambia. Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, Rome
Karamba RW, Winters PC (2015) Gender and agricultural productivity: implications of the Farm
Input Subsidy Program in Malawi. Agric Econ 46:357–374
Lunduka R, Ricker-Gilbert J, Fisher M (2013) What are the farm-level impacts of Malawi’s farm
input subsidy program? A critical review. Agric Econ 44:563–579
Lunduka R, Ricker-Gilbert J, Shively G, Jayne T (2014) Redefining the goals and objectives of
the Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) in Malawi. Policy Brief I. Michigan State University,
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, East Lansing
Mafongoya P, Bationo A, Kihara J, Waswa BS (2006) Appropriate technologies to replenish soil
fertility in southern Africa. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst 76:137–151
Messina JP, Peter BG, Snapp SS (2017) Re-evaluating the Malawian farm input subsidy programme. Nature Plants 3:17013
Mueller ND, Gerber JS, Johnston M, Ray DK, Ramankutty N, Foley JA (2012) Closing yield gaps
through nutrient and water management. Nature 490:254–257
Munthali MW (2007) Integrated soil fertility management technologies: a counteract to existing
milestone in obtaining achievable economical crop yields in cultivated lands of poor smallholder farmers in Malawi. In: Bationo A, Waswa B, Kihara J, Kimetu J (eds) Advances in integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities. Springer
Netherlands, Dordrecht
Ngwira A, Thierfelder C, Eash N, Lambert DM (2013a) Risk and maize-based cropping systems for smallholder Malawi farmers using conservation agriculture technologies. Exp Agric
49:483–503
Ngwira AR, Nyirenda M, Taylor D (2013b) Toward sustainable agriculture: an evaluation of compost and inorganic fertilizer on soil nutrient status and productivity of three maize varieties
across multiple sites in Malawi. Agroecol Sustain Food Syst 37:859–881
Pauw K, Thurlow J (2014) Malawi’s farm input subsidy program: where do we go from here?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC
Ricker-Gilbert J, Jayne T (2011) What are the enduring effects of fertilizer subsidy programs
on recipient farm households? Evidence from Malawi. Department of Agricultural, Food and
Resource Economics Michigan State University, East Lansing
Ricker-Gilbert J, Jayne TS (2012) Do fertilizer subsidies boost staple crop production and reduce
poverty across the distribution of smallholders in Africa? Quantile regression results from
Malawi. International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) Triennial Conference,
2012 Foz Do Iguaçu, Brazil, 18–24 Aug 2012
Ricker-Gilbert J, Jayne TS (2017) Estimating the enduring effects of fertiliser subsidies on commercial fertiliser demand and maize production: panel data evidence from Malawi. J Agric
Econ 68:70–97
Sakala W, Kumwenda JD, Saka A (2003) The potential of green manures to increase soil fertility
and maize yields in Malawi. Biol Agric Hortic 21:121–130
Sanchez PA (2015) En route to plentiful food production in Africa. Nature Plants 1:14014
S. P. Katengeza
Holden S, Lunduka R (2010) Impacts of the fertilizer subsidy programme in Malawi: targeting,
household perceptions and preferences. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås
Holden S, Lunduka R (2012) Do fertilizer subsidies crowd out organic manures? The case of
Malawi. Agric Econ 43:303–314
Holden ST, Lunduka RW (2013) Who benefit from malawi’s targeted farm input subsidy program?
Forum for Development Studies. Taylor & Francis, pp 1–25
Jayne T, Rashid S (2013) Input subsidy programs in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis of recent
evidence. Agric Econ 44:547–562
Jayne TS, Sitko NJ, Mason NM, Skole D (2018) Input subsidy programs and climate smart agriculture: current realities and future potential. In: Climate Smart Agriculture. Springer, Cham
Kaczan D, Arslan A, Lipper L (2013) Climate-smart agriculture? A review of current practice
of agroforestry and conservation agriculture in Malawi and Zambia. Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, Rome
Karamba RW, Winters PC (2015) Gender and agricultural productivity: implications of the Farm
Input Subsidy Program in Malawi. Agric Econ 46:357–374
Lunduka R, Ricker-Gilbert J, Fisher M (2013) What are the farm-level impacts of Malawi’s farm
input subsidy program? A critical review. Agric Econ 44:563–579
Lunduka R, Ricker-Gilbert J, Shively G, Jayne T (2014) Redefining the goals and objectives of
the Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) in Malawi. Policy Brief I. Michigan State University,
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, East Lansing
Mafongoya P, Bationo A, Kihara J, Waswa BS (2006) Appropriate technologies to replenish soil
fertility in southern Africa. Nutr Cycl Agroecosyst 76:137–151
Messina JP, Peter BG, Snapp SS (2017) Re-evaluating the Malawian farm input subsidy programme. Nature Plants 3:17013
Mueller ND, Gerber JS, Johnston M, Ray DK, Ramankutty N, Foley JA (2012) Closing yield gaps
through nutrient and water management. Nature 490:254–257
Munthali MW (2007) Integrated soil fertility management technologies: a counteract to existing
milestone in obtaining achievable economical crop yields in cultivated lands of poor smallholder farmers in Malawi. In: Bationo A, Waswa B, Kihara J, Kimetu J (eds) Advances in integrated soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities. Springer
Netherlands, Dordrecht
Ngwira A, Thierfelder C, Eash N, Lambert DM (2013a) Risk and maize-based cropping systems for smallholder Malawi farmers using conservation agriculture technologies. Exp Agric
49:483–503
Ngwira AR, Nyirenda M, Taylor D (2013b) Toward sustainable agriculture: an evaluation of compost and inorganic fertilizer on soil nutrient status and productivity of three maize varieties
across multiple sites in Malawi. Agroecol Sustain Food Syst 37:859–881
Pauw K, Thurlow J (2014) Malawi’s farm input subsidy program: where do we go from here?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DC
Ricker-Gilbert J, Jayne T (2011) What are the enduring effects of fertilizer subsidy programs
on recipient farm households? Evidence from Malawi. Department of Agricultural, Food and
Resource Economics Michigan State University, East Lansing
Ricker-Gilbert J, Jayne TS (2012) Do fertilizer subsidies boost staple crop production and reduce
poverty across the distribution of smallholders in Africa? Quantile regression results from
Malawi. International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) Triennial Conference,
2012 Foz Do Iguaçu, Brazil, 18–24 Aug 2012
Ricker-Gilbert J, Jayne TS (2017) Estimating the enduring effects of fertiliser subsidies on commercial fertiliser demand and maize production: panel data evidence from Malawi. J Agric
Econ 68:70–97
Sakala W, Kumwenda JD, Saka A (2003) The potential of green manures to increase soil fertility
and maize yields in Malawi. Biol Agric Hortic 21:121–130
Sanchez PA (2015) En route to plentiful food production in Africa. Nature Plants 1:14014
S. P. Katengeza
