The Impact of E-Wallet Fertilizer Subsidy Scheme and its Implication on Food Security in Nigeria
Date
2020-08-05
Authors
Alabi, Reuben Adeolu
Oshobugie, Ojor Adams
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African Economic Research consortium
Abstract
This study examined the impacts of the e-wallet fertilizer subsidy scheme on
quantity of fertilizer use, crop output and yield in Nigeria. The study made use
of the Nigeria General Household Survey (GHS)-Panel Datasets of 2010/2011
and 2012/2013 which contain 5000 farming households in each of the panel.
We applied relevant evaluation techniques to analyse the data. The results
of the impact analysis demonstrate that the scheme has generally increased
the yield, crop output and quantity of fertilizer purchase of the participating
farmers by 38%, 47%, and 16%, respectively. The study concludes that increased
productivity, which the scheme engenders, can help to reduce food insecure
in Nigeria. Provision of rural infrastructure, such as good road network, accessibility
to mobile phones, radio, etc., will increase accessibility of the small-scale farmers to
the scheme or any other similar agricultural schemes in Nigeria.
Introduction