Effect of targeted fertiliser subsidy on poverty reduction in Togo

IF 0.4 Q4 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY

African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics-AFJARE Pub Date : 2022-09-30 DOI:10.53936/afjare.2022.17(2).13

Ismaïla Ganiyou, Koffi Yovo

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Abstract

The reintroduction of innovative forms of input subsidies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) following the food crisis of 2008 raises concerns about their effectiveness in the fight against poverty. In this context, this paper examines the effect of the targeted fertiliser subsidy implemented in Togo from 2017 to 2019. For this purpose, the propensity score matching and instrumental variables regression approaches were used to control for potential selection and endogeneity bias. Nationwide crosssectional survey data covering 2 319 smallholder farmers in Togo suggests that participation in the targeted fertiliser subsidy programme significantly improved beneficiaries’ poverty status through increased income, leading to a decline in poverty incidence, gap and severity. However, the magnitude of the effect is very small compared to that in some other West African countries. Therefore, to enhance the effect of targeted subsidy policy on income and poverty status, there is a need to improve the rate and composition of the subsidy.

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多哥定向化肥补贴对减贫的影响

2008年粮食危机后，撒哈拉以南非洲重新引入了创新形式的投入补贴，这引发了人们对其在消除贫困方面的有效性的担忧。在此背景下，本文考察了2017年至2019年多哥实施的定向化肥补贴的效果。为此，使用倾向得分匹配和工具变量回归方法来控制潜在选择和内生性偏差。覆盖多哥2319名小农户的全国横断面调查数据表明，参与定向化肥补贴计划通过增加收入显著改善了受益人的贫困状况，从而降低了贫困发生率、差距和严重程度。然而，与其他一些西非国家相比，这种影响的程度非常小。因此，为了提高定向补贴政策对收入和贫困状况的影响，有必要提高补贴的比例和组成。

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African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics-AFJARE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY-

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1.20

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16.70%

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期刊介绍： The African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics (AfJARE)/Journal Africain d’Economie Agricole et des Ressources (JAEAR) is a publication of the African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE). The journal publishes original research about how African agriculture interacts with local and global economic systems and policy regimes in its impacts upon people. The scope of the journal covers the roles of markets, technology, policy, institutions and the natural environment in shaping the lives of well being of Africans engaged in agricultural activities. The journal strives to nurture and enhance the capacity of African professionals to conduct and publish scientific research and provides a venue for communicating and disseminating their findings. Multi-disciplinary, problem-oriented articles are encouraged. Submissions may deal with teaching, research extension, consulting, advising, entrepreneurship and administration. The Chief Editors and Editorial Board, under the general direction of the AAAE President, Executive Committee and Council are charged with implementing Journal policy to serve members of AAAE. The main section of the journal publishes technical research articles while a small section is devoted to publishing brief notes with important policy content and book reviews. The journal is a quarterly publication.