Increasing maize yields with soil testing and subsides in Tanzania

Harou, Aurélie P; Madajewicz, Malgosia; Michelson, Hope; Palm, Cheryl A; Amuri, Nyambilila A; Magomba, Christopher; Semoka, Johnson M; Tschirhart, Kevin; Weil, Ray

dc.creator	Harou, Aurélie P
dc.creator	Madajewicz, Malgosia
dc.creator	Michelson, Hope
dc.creator	Palm, Cheryl A
dc.creator	Amuri, Nyambilila A
dc.creator	Magomba, Christopher
dc.creator	Semoka, Johnson M
dc.creator	Tschirhart, Kevin
dc.creator	Weil, Ray
dc.date	2021-03-04T08:06:10Z
dc.date	2021-03-04T08:06:10Z
dc.date	2020-09
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-25T08:52:30Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-25T08:52:30Z
dc.identifier	https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3396
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/92642
dc.description	Though 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.
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	FEED THE FUTURE
dc.subject	maize yields
dc.subject	soil testing
dc.subject	small-scale farming
dc.subject	use of fertilizers
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.title	Increasing maize yields with soil testing and subsides in Tanzania
dc.type	Other