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Is it Profitable for Smallholder Rice Farmers to use Inorganic Fertilizer? Evidence from Tanzania.

Author(s) Juma Mussa, Elibariki Msuya, Joseph Longo
Country Tanzania
Abstract Increase inorganic fertilizer use is crucial for rice farming’s sustainable productivity, particularly for smallholder farmers. However, there was limited empirical evidence on the economic return of inorganic fertilizer and its impact on farm income. This study used the National Sample Census of Agriculture (NSCA) 2019-20 survey and an empirical model that account for sample selection bias and unobserved heterogeneity at the household level. Study found that rice’s average response to inorganic fertilizer uses ranges from 4 kg/ha to 7.4 kg/ha. Furthermore, though the use of inorganic fertilizer is profitable, the current inorganic fertilizer application rate lies below the optimal economical level. Furthermore, the study found that, use of inorganic fertilizer increases farm income for farmers. This study suggests that reducing the costs of inorganic fertilizer is likely to significantly increase the use of inorganic fertilizer and farm income among smallholder rice farmers. This will enable farmers to improve their living conditions and, in general reduce their income poverty. Moreover, increasing inorganic fertilizer use coupled with the provision of extension services, off-farm income generation opportunities, and development of irrigation infrastructure will sustainably increase rice farming productivity.
Keywords Inorganic fertilizer, Rice farming, SDG 1
Published In Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024
Published On 2024-06-13
Cite This Is it Profitable for Smallholder Rice Farmers to use Inorganic Fertilizer? Evidence from Tanzania. - Juma Mussa, Elibariki Msuya, Joseph Longo - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.22602
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.22602
Short DOI https://doi.org/gtzjgx
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