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Zambia's Agricultural Input Support Programme: Estimating the Impact of the Voucher Delivery System on Crop Diversification
EfD Authors:
Zambia runs an agricultural input support program for 900,000 rural households, primarily targeting maize, the staple crop. A new delivery mode was introduced to the program, initially allowing farmers in 16 of the 115 districts to choose inputs using electronic vouchers, with the aim of encouraging crop diversification, amongst other objectives. Despite the potential benefits of this reform from a theoretical perspective, farmers may not always be able to diversify their crops due to existing barriers.
Women Empowerment in Energy Efficiency, Innovation and Manufacturing Productivity
Key Messages
- It is painted that product innovation has a positive effect on energy efficiency
- Energy efficiency in the case studies has a positive effect on TFP, capital productivity, and labour productivity
- On average, Ghana has the highest energy efficiency among the four case study countries including Ethiopia, Kenya and Nigeria
- There is no association between firm innovation and gender in Ethiopia, Kenya, Ghana and Nigeria
- Findings highlighted that productivity effects of energy efficiency are lower for women-owned enterprises