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. 2017 Feb;67:41–51. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.011

Table 5.

Profitability of fertilizer use in the cereal-root crop farming system in Nigeria at current acquisition costs (assuming risk neutrality of farmers).

2010 2012
Proportion of plots on which expanding fertilizer use can increase income (MVCR ⩾ 1) 0.49 0.53
Proportion of plots on which the net benefit from fertilizer use is positive (AVCR ⩾ 1) 0.51 0.56

Source: Authors’ estimations from the LSMS-ISA data.