Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) through an Electronic Voucher System in Zambia

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dc.contributor.authorSitko, Nicholas J.
dc.contributor.authorBwalya, Richard
dc.contributor.authorKamwanga, Jolly
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-24T11:03:33Z
dc.date.available2019-04-24T11:03:33Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.descriptionThe article was written in collaboration with INESOR, Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute and Agricultural Consultative Forum.en
dc.description.abstractA number of problems plague the current Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP), including: late delivery of inputs; distribution of standardized inputs that may not be appropriate for all agro-ecological zones or soil types; crowding out of private sector; poor targeting, and; high cost to the government treasury. The Government of Zambia has yet to pilot an e-voucher system for FISP due to concerns that the private sector in rural Zambia lacks the capacity to effectively provide farmers with inputs and that a failure of FISP would have negative consequences for national food security. Analysis of existing e-voucher systems in Zambia suggests that e-vouchers can be used to distribute FISP inputs to farmers, particularly in high potential agricultural regions. Moreover, the use of e-vouchers for FISP can effectively address many of the problems that plague the current distribution system.en
dc.description.sponsorshipUSAID and the Swedish Government.en
dc.identifier.citationSitko,Nicholas J.,Bwalya,Richard. , Kamwanga, Jolly and Wamulume, Mukata (2012)Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) through an Electronic Voucher System in Zambia, IAPRIen
dc.identifier.otherIAPRI Policy Brief
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/5864
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherIndaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute ( IAPRI)en
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIAPRI Policy Brief;53
dc.subjectFARMER INPUT SUPPORT PROGRAMMEen
dc.subjectZambiaen
dc.subjectFISPen
dc.subjectAgricultureen
dc.subjectE-Voucher Systemen
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::HUMANITIES and RELIGIONen
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREASen
dc.titleAssessing the Feasibility of Implementing the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) through an Electronic Voucher System in Zambiaen
dc.typeArticleen
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