Effectiveness of Fertiliser Policy Reforms to Enhance Food Security in Kenya : A Macro-Microsimulation Analysis
Food security represents a key challenge in most Sub-Saharan African countries and in Kenya in particular where still a relevant share of the population lives below a minimum dietary energy consumption. Kenya addresses this concern with a noteworthy policy mix, aiming at giving to the agricultural s...
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okr-10986-369972022-03-17T19:08:19Z Effectiveness of Fertiliser Policy Reforms to Enhance Food Security in Kenya : A Macro-Microsimulation Analysis Boulanger, Pierre Dudu, Hasan Ferrari, Emanuele Mainar, Alfredo J. Ramos, Maria Priscila AGRICULTURE FERTILIZER FOOD SECURITY TOP-DOWN SIMULATIONS Food security represents a key challenge in most Sub-Saharan African countries and in Kenya in particular where still a relevant share of the population lives below a minimum dietary energy consumption. Kenya addresses this concern with a noteworthy policy mix, aiming at giving to the agricultural sector a leading task in improving food security. This paper evaluates the impacts on food security of expanding fertilizer capacities in Kenya, combined with a set of additional policy changes targeting fertilizer use. In a top-down analysis, a specific Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model is linked with a microsimulation approach. Scenarios present overall positive effects on key food security aggregates. The same is true for welfare. Nevertheless, the heterogeneity of households across and within regions suggests that improving input productivity through better market access and service extension are critical to reducing possible discrepancies across farmers, households and regions. The paper concludes on the need for a sound policy mix since increasing fertilizer production alone is not enough to enhance food security evenly. Among accompanying measures, intensifying extension services are essential especially for smallholders in their acquisition of better knowledge on the use of agricultural inputs. 2022-02-17T14:26:08Z 2022-02-17T14:26:08Z 2022-02 Journal Article Applied Economics 0003-6846 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36997 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Kenya |
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Food security represents a key challenge in most Sub-Saharan African countries and in Kenya in particular where still a relevant share of the population lives below a minimum dietary energy consumption. Kenya addresses this concern with a noteworthy policy mix, aiming at giving to the agricultural sector a leading task in improving food security. This paper evaluates the impacts on food security of expanding fertilizer capacities in Kenya, combined with a set of additional policy changes targeting fertilizer use. In a top-down analysis, a specific Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model is linked with a microsimulation approach. Scenarios present overall positive effects on key food security aggregates. The same is true for welfare. Nevertheless, the heterogeneity of households across and within regions suggests that improving input productivity through better market access and service extension are critical to reducing possible discrepancies across farmers, households and regions. The paper concludes on the need for a sound policy mix since increasing fertilizer production alone is not enough to enhance food security evenly. Among accompanying measures, intensifying extension services are essential especially for smallholders in their acquisition of better knowledge on the use of agricultural inputs. |
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Boulanger, Pierre Dudu, Hasan Ferrari, Emanuele Mainar, Alfredo J. Ramos, Maria Priscila |
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Boulanger, Pierre Dudu, Hasan Ferrari, Emanuele Mainar, Alfredo J. Ramos, Maria Priscila |
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Effectiveness of Fertiliser Policy Reforms to Enhance Food Security in Kenya : A Macro-Microsimulation Analysis |
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Effectiveness of Fertiliser Policy Reforms to Enhance Food Security in Kenya : A Macro-Microsimulation Analysis |
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Effectiveness of Fertiliser Policy Reforms to Enhance Food Security in Kenya : A Macro-Microsimulation Analysis |
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Effectiveness of Fertiliser Policy Reforms to Enhance Food Security in Kenya : A Macro-Microsimulation Analysis |
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Effectiveness of Fertiliser Policy Reforms to Enhance Food Security in Kenya : A Macro-Microsimulation Analysis |
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effectiveness of fertiliser policy reforms to enhance food security in kenya : a macro-microsimulation analysis |
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