Increasing maize yields with soil testing and subsides in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorHarou, Aurélie P
dc.contributor.authorMadajewicz, Malgosia
dc.contributor.authorMichelson, Hope
dc.contributor.authorPalm, Cheryl A
dc.contributor.authorAmuri, Nyambilila A
dc.contributor.authorMagomba, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorSemoka, Johnson M
dc.contributor.authorTschirhart, Kevin
dc.contributor.authorWeil, Ray
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-04T08:06:10Z
dc.date.available2021-03-04T08:06:10Z
dc.date.issued2020-09
dc.description.abstractThough the use of fertilizers can enhance productivity and increase profits for small-scale farming families, two barriers to their adoption have proved critical. First, many farmers often cannot afford to buy fertilizers; second, use recommendations from government sources may not be appropriate for specific farms. In Tanzania, 1 our multi-disciplinary team used low-cost soil testing to pair field-specific recommendations with subsidy vouchers to help cover the cost of fertilizer purchase. Our results show that farmers benefitted significantly in both yields and profits when (1) fertilizer recommendations were calibrated to the needs of individual farms and (2) a subsidy made the recommended fertilizers affordable.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3396
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFEED THE FUTUREen_US
dc.subjectmaize yieldsen_US
dc.subjectsoil testingen_US
dc.subjectsmall-scale farmingen_US
dc.subjectuse of fertilizersen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleIncreasing maize yields with soil testing and subsides in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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