Coping with negative shocks and the role of the farm input subsidy programme in rural Malawi

Joseph Ajefu; Uchenna Efobi; Ibukun Beecroft

doi:10.1017/S1355770X20000285

Coping with negative shocks and the role of the farm input subsidy programme in rural Malawi

Joseph Ajefu, Uchenna Efobi, Ibukun Beecroft

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This study uses household panel data from Malawi's 2010/11 and 2012/13 Integrated Household Panel Survey to investigate the mitigating role of its Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) against the deleterious impacts of negative rainfall shock on households’ welfare in rural Malawi. The study finds that the FISP has a cushioning role on the negative impact of rainfall shocks. The use of a farm input subsidy scheme enables rural households to substantially increase their food consumption and overall food security, despite the increasing threat of climate change. The results of this study highlight the importance of agricultural policy, such as the FISP, in rural households’ mitigation of weather risk.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	561-581
Number of pages	21
Journal	Environment and Development Economics
Volume	26
Issue number	5-6
Early online date	14 Jul 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X20000285
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2021

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Malawi
agricultural productivity
farm input subsidy
food security
land tenure
rainfall

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Coping with negative shocks and the role of the farm input subsidy programme in rural Malawi

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