Gender and Intra-Household Use of Fertilizers in the Malawi Farm Input Subsidy Programme

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Main author: Chirwa, Ephraim
Other authors: Mvula, Peter
Dorward, Andrew
Matita, Mirriam
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institution SOAS, University of London
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language English
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description The Farm Input Subsidy Programme targets households for subsidized farm inputs, and usually it is the head of the household who receives the coupons. Since households tend to have multiple plots which are controlled by different members of the household, there may be intra-household issues that arise in the use of farm inputs available to the household. We find that while male-headed households are more likely to receive coupons than female-headed households, there seems to be less bias in intra-household use of subsidized fertilizers (or fertilizers in households receiving subsidy) between plots controlled by female and male members. This is despite the fact that, more generally, household incomes from various sources tend to be controlled and allocated by men. It also contrasts with evidence that plots controlled by female members were less likely to be applied with fertilizers when we consider all fertilizers in subsidized and unsubsidized households.
format Monographs and Working Papers
author Chirwa, Ephraim
author_facet Chirwa, Ephraim
Mvula, Peter
Dorward, Andrew
Matita, Mirriam
authorStr Chirwa, Ephraim
author_letter Chirwa, Ephraim
author2 Mvula, Peter
Dorward, Andrew
Matita, Mirriam
author2Str Mvula, Peter
Dorward, Andrew
Matita, Mirriam
title Gender and Intra-Household Use of Fertilizers in the Malawi Farm Input Subsidy Programme
publisher Future Agricultures Consortium. Working Paper 028
publishDate 2011
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/16729/

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