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Fertilizer Price Shocks in Smallholder Agriculture: Cross-Country Evidence from High-Frequency Phone Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorAmankwah, Akuffo
dc.contributor.authorAmbel, Alemayehu
dc.contributor.authorGourlay, Sydney
dc.contributor.authorKilic, Talip
dc.contributor.authorMarkhof, Yannick
dc.contributor.authorWollburg, Philip
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-16T15:53:41Z
dc.date.available2024-07-16T15:53:41Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-16
dc.description.abstractSince 2020, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have experienced disruptions to agricultural activities due to the adverse effects of multiple global crises. Notably, the Russian invasion of Ukraine caused a surge in inorganic fertilizer prices, which had potentially significant impacts on Sub-Saharan Africa’s agriculture sector given that most countries in the region are net importers of inorganic fertilizers and the Russian Federation is the world’s largest exporter. Using high-frequency longitudinal phone survey data spanning four years from six Sub-Saharan African countries, this paper examines the dynamics of smallholder agriculture against the backdrop of these crises, with particular focus on prices, availability, and use of inorganic fertilizer, as well as the strategies employed by farmers to cope with high fertilizer prices and other accessibility constraints. The results show that inorganic fertilizer prices have increased in the region since 2020, forcing smallholder farmers to adopt coping mechanisms that are less productivity-enhancing, making them even more susceptible to future crises. Specifically, farming households reduced the quantity of inorganic fertilizer applied, by applying it at lower rates or to a smaller area. In some cases, households sold assets or borrowed money to cope with the high prices of inorganic fertilizers. This calls for policies to help smallholder farmers in the region to build strong support systems to be more resilient and better able to cope with the adverse effects of rising inorganic fertilizer prices during polycrises and related shocks.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099412307092441567/IDU173affa201e3db14e931a1d4143913f4f7024
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10842
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/41877
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10842
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectINORGANIC FERTILIZER
dc.subjectCOPING STRATEGIES
dc.subjectPRICE SHOCKS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectSUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
dc.subjectDECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectSDG 8
dc.titleFertilizer Price Shocks in Smallholder Agricultureen
dc.title.subtitleCross-Country Evidence from High-Frequency Phone Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africaen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleFertilizer Price Shocks in Smallholder Agriculture: Cross-Country Evidence from High-Frequency Phone Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa
okr.date.disclosure2024-07-16
okr.date.lastmodified2024-07-09T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099412307092441567/IDU173affa201e3db14e931a1d4143913f4f7024
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10842
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10842
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okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.topicAgriculture::Agribusiness
okr.topicAgriculture::Agriculture & Farming Systems
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Development
okr.unitLiving Standards Measurement (DECLS)
okr.unitDevelopment Data Group (DECDG)
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