Zambia's Farmer Input Support Program and Recommendations for Re-designing the Program

This note provides recommendations for redesigning Zambia’s Farmer Input Support Program (FISP) in the context of international experience with other similar programs, especially those in Africa. The objective of this note is to provide recommendat...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL INPUT SUPPORT SUBSIDY GRAIN PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE POLICY REFORM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/469081624277250536/Zambias-Farmer-Input-Support-Program-and-Recommendations-for-Re-designing-the-Program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35801

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spelling	okr-10986-358012021-06-23T05:11:06Z Zambia's Farmer Input Support Program and Recommendations for Re-designing the Program World Bank AGRICULTURAL INPUT SUPPORT SUBSIDY GRAIN PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE POLICY REFORM This note provides recommendations for redesigning Zambia’s Farmer Input Support Program (FISP) in the context of international experience with other similar programs, especially those in Africa. The objective of this note is to provide recommendations that can help in improving the current programs providing subsidized inputs to farmers, through enhancing the efficiency of the program, targeting the right beneficiaries, value perceived by beneficiary farmers, and probably bringing in savings. The note is a key deliverable under the Advisory Services work carried out by the Bank on strategies for food security in Zambia and Zimbabwe. This note has three sections following the summary: (i) a brief review of the evidence generated on input subsidy programs; (ii) specific recommendations for Zambia’s Farmers Input Support Program, and (iii) recommendations on complementary investments. 2021-06-22T17:02:06Z 2021-06-22T17:02:06Z 2021-06-21 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/469081624277250536/Zambias-Farmer-Input-Support-Program-and-Recommendations-for-Re-designing-the-Program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35801 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Zambia
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spellingShingle	AGRICULTURAL INPUT SUPPORT SUBSIDY GRAIN PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL MARKETING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE POLICY REFORM World Bank Zambia's Farmer Input Support Program and Recommendations for Re-designing the Program
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description	This note provides recommendations for redesigning Zambia’s Farmer Input Support Program (FISP) in the context of international experience with other similar programs, especially those in Africa. The objective of this note is to provide recommendations that can help in improving the current programs providing subsidized inputs to farmers, through enhancing the efficiency of the program, targeting the right beneficiaries, value perceived by beneficiary farmers, and probably bringing in savings. The note is a key deliverable under the Advisory Services work carried out by the Bank on strategies for food security in Zambia and Zimbabwe. This note has three sections following the summary: (i) a brief review of the evidence generated on input subsidy programs; (ii) specific recommendations for Zambia’s Farmers Input Support Program, and (iii) recommendations on complementary investments.
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title	Zambia's Farmer Input Support Program and Recommendations for Re-designing the Program
title_short	Zambia's Farmer Input Support Program and Recommendations for Re-designing the Program
title_full	Zambia's Farmer Input Support Program and Recommendations for Re-designing the Program
title_fullStr	Zambia's Farmer Input Support Program and Recommendations for Re-designing the Program
title_full_unstemmed	Zambia's Farmer Input Support Program and Recommendations for Re-designing the Program
title_sort	zambia's farmer input support program and recommendations for re-designing the program
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/469081624277250536/Zambias-Farmer-Input-Support-Program-and-Recommendations-for-Re-designing-the-Program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35801
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Zambia's Farmer Input Support Program and Recommendations for Re-designing the Program

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