Climate change, chemical fertilisers and sustainable development – panel evidence from Tanzanian Maize farmers

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Chambi Chachage

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Apr 10, 2019, 10:13:28 AM4/10/19

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"We study the impact of rainfall risk on fertiliser use by Tanzanian maize farmers using newly available spatially disaggregated agronomic survey data on Tanzanian maize producers. We show that fertiliser use is highly sensitive to rainfall risks. Our discussion embeds these findings into the wider debate around environmental sustainability and mineral fertilisers, thus relating directly to the country’s government efforts of climate mainstreaming into their (agricultural) policies. We conclude that chemical fertilisers are useful for agricultural productivity growth but that they should be used to supplement more economically and environmentally sustainable practices" - https://www.soas.ac.uk/economics/research/workingpapers/file139174.pdf