Fertilizer Related Research
Peer-reviewed articles
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Burke, W.J., S.S. Snapp and T.S. Jayne. forthcoming. "An in-depth examination of maize yield response to fertilizer in Central Malawi reveals low profits and too many weeds" Agricultural Economics (in press).Burke, W.J., E. Frossard S. Kabwe, and T.S. Jayne. 2019. "Understanding Fertilizer Effectiveness and Adoption on Maize in Zambia." Food Policy 86 (2019) 101721.
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Burke, W.J., S. Li and D. Banda. 2018. "Female Access to Fertile Land and Other Inputs in Zambia: Why Women Get Lower Yields." Agriculture and Human Values 35: 761-775
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Jayne, T.S., N.M. Mason, W.J. Burke and J. Ariga. 2018. "Taking Stock of Africa's Second-Generation Agricultural Input Subsidy Programs" Food Policy 75: 1-14.
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Burke, W.J., T.S. Jayne and J.R. Black 2017 “Factors Explaining the Low and Variable Profitability of Fertilizer Application to Maize in Zambia." Agricultural Economics 48 (1): 115-126.
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Xu, Z., W.J. Burke, T.S. Jayne and J. Govereh. 2009. “Do Input Subsidy Programs ‘Crowd in’ or ‘Crowd out’ Commercial Market Development? Modeling Fertilizer Demand in a Two-Channel Marketing System.” Agricultural Economics 40(1): 79-94.
Reports and Working Papers
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Burke, W.J., E. Frossard, S. Kabwe and T.S. Jayne. 2016. “Understanding fertilizer effectiveness and adoption on maize in Zambia.” Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 30. East Lansing: Michigan State University.
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Jayne, T.S., N. Mason, W.J. Burke and J. Ariga. 2016. “Agricultural Input Subsidy Programs in Africa: An Assessment of Recent Evidence.” Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research Paper 29. East Lansing: Michigan State University.
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Burke, W.J., T.S. Jayne and J.R. Black. 2012. “Getting More ‘Bang for the Buck’: Diversifying Subsidies Beyond Fertilizer and Policies Beyond Subsidies.” FSRP Policy Synthesis No. 52. Lusaka, Zambia.
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Burke, W.J., T.S. Jayne and N.J. Sitko. 2012. “Can the FISP More Effectively Achieve Food Production and Poverty Reduction Goals?” FSRP Policy Synthesis No. 51. Lusaka, Zambia.
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Jayne, T.S., N. Mason, W.J. Burke A. Shipekesa, A. Chapoto and C. Kabaghe. 2011. “Mountains of Maize, Persistent Poverty.” FSRP Policy Synthesis No. 48. Lusaka, Zambia.
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Mason, N., W.J. Burke, A. Shipekesa and T.S. Jayne. 2011. “The 2011 Surplus in Smallholder Maize Production in Zambia: Drivers, Beneficiaries and Implications for Agricultural and Poverty Reduction Policies.” FSRP Working Paper 58. Lusaka, Zambia.
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Burke, W.J., M. Hichaambwa, D. Banda and T.S. Jayne. 2011. “The Cost of Producing Maize for Smallholders in Rural Zambia.” FSRP Working Paper 50. Lusaka, Zambia.
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Burke, W.J., T.S. Jayne, and A. Chapoto. 2010. “Factors Contributing to Zambia’s 2010 Maize Bumper Harvest.” FSRP Working Paper 48, Lusaka, Zambia.