Commitments to Save - Innovations for Poverty Action
Commitments to Save - Innovations for Poverty Action
Commitments to Save - Innovations for Poverty Action
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Raising Malawian agricultural productivity<br />
• Government’s main approach <strong>to</strong> raising agricultural<br />
productivity has been large-scale fertilizer subsidies <strong>for</strong><br />
smallholders<br />
– 11% of government budget in 2010/11<br />
– But not sustainable: requires continued donor<br />
support<br />
• An open question: can improvements in rural financial<br />
services improve farmer input utilization without<br />
external subsidies?<br />
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