The supply of inorganic fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Uganda

Authors
Todd Benson, Patrick Lubega, Stephen Bayite-Kasule, Tewodaj Mogues, and Julian Nyachwo
Publisher
International Food Policy Research Institute/ Uganda Strategy Support Program

This brief presents the results of a late-2010 study of fertilizer supply to smallholder farmers in Uganda that was done to assess whether the taxes (explicit or implicit) that are applied at various points along the fertilizer importation and marketing chain or the absence of key public goods and services reduce the access that smallholder farmers have to fertilizer. This study objective is met by taking a broader look at how fertilizer is sup-plied to smallholder farmers and how they do or do not make use of it.

Information on the full IFPRI Discussion Paper related to this policy brief can be found here.

Publication date
Source / Citation
Benson, T., P. Lubega, S. Bayite-Kasule, T. Mogues, and J. Nyachwo. "The supply of inorganic fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Uganda," IFPRI/USSP Policy Note No. 16, May 2013.
Location
https://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/uspprn16.pdf