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The Impact of E-Wallet Fertilizer Subsidy Scheme and its Implication on Food Security in Nigeria

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  • Alabi, Reuben Adeolu
  • Oshobugie, Ojor Adams

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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 5,000 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 insecurity 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.

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  • Alabi, Reuben Adeolu & Oshobugie, Ojor Adams, 2020. "The Impact of E-Wallet Fertilizer Subsidy Scheme and its Implication on Food Security in Nigeria," Working Papers 57fe94ec-d3ac-402c-a397-9, African Economic Research Consortium.
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