<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Impacts of inventory credit, input supply shops, and fertilizer microdosing in the drylands of Niger"^^ . "This study investigates the impacts of access to inventory credit (warrantage), input supply shops,\r\nfertilizer micro-dosing demonstrations, and other factors on farmers’ use of inorganic and organic\r\nfertilizer in Niger, and the impacts on crop yields. We find that access to warrantage and input shops and\r\nparticipation in fertilizer micro-dosing demonstrations have increased use of inorganic fertilizer. Access\r\nto off-farm employment and ownership of traction animals also contribute to use of inorganic fertilizer.\r\nUse of organic fertilizer is less affected by these factors, but is substantially affected by the household’s\r\ncrop mix, access to the plot, ownership of durable assets, labor and land endowments, and participation in\r\nfarmers’ associations. Land tenure influences both inorganic and organic inputs, with less of both on\r\nsharecropped and encroached plots.\r\nInorganic fertilizer has a positive impact on millet yields, with an estimated marginal value-cost\r\nratio greater than 3, indicating significant profitability. Organic fertilizer has a positive impact on milletcowpea\r\nyields. We find little evidence of complementarity between inorganic and organic fertilizer.\r\nSince warrantage, input supply shops and fertilizer micro-dosing demonstrations increase use of inorganic\r\nfertilizer which in turn increases millet yields, these interventions indirectly increase millet yields,\r\nalthough the impacts are relatively small. These findings support promotin g increased input use through\r\npromotion of inventory credit, input supply shops and fertilizer micro-dosing demonstrations. Other\r\ninterventions that could help to boost productivity include promotion of improved access to farm\r\nequipment and traction animals and improved access to land under secure tenure."^^ . "2005" . . . "International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "K"^^ . "Edward"^^ . "K Edward"^^ . . "J"^^ . "Pender"^^ . "J Pender"^^ . . "J"^^ . "Ndjeunga"^^ . "J Ndjeunga"^^ . . "T"^^ . "Abdoulaye"^^ . "T Abdoulaye"^^ . . "B"^^ . "Gerard"^^ . "B Gerard"^^ . . . . "26th Conference of the International Association of Agricultural Economists"^^ . . . . . "Queensland, Australia "^^ . . . . . . "Impacts of inventory credit, input supply shops, and fertilizer microdosing in the drylands of Niger (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "Impact_BI+warrantage+micro-dose_ICRISAT_2006.pdf"^^ . . . "Impacts of inventory credit, input supply shops, and fertilizer microdosing in the drylands of Niger (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "lightbox.jpg"^^ . . . "Impacts of inventory credit, input supply shops, and fertilizer microdosing in the drylands of Niger (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "preview.jpg"^^ . . . "Impacts of inventory credit, input supply shops, and fertilizer microdosing in the drylands of Niger (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "medium.jpg"^^ . . . "Impacts of inventory credit, input supply shops, and fertilizer microdosing in the drylands of Niger (Image (PNG))"^^ . . . . . . "small.jpg"^^ . . . "Impacts of inventory credit, input supply shops, and fertilizer microdosing in the drylands of Niger (Indexer Terms)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #5282 \n\nImpacts of inventory credit, input supply shops, and fertilizer microdosing in the drylands of Niger\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics"@en . . . "Fertilizer Applications"@en . .