Table 6.
Transportation costs and the profitability of fertilizer use.
| Year |
Full acquisition cost |
Fertilizer available in the village |
|---|---|---|
| Proportion of maize plots for which expanding fertilizer use is profitable for a risk neutral farmer (MVCR ⩾ 1) | ||
| 2010 | 0.49 | 0.70 |
| 2012 | 0.53 | 0.86 |
| Proportion of maize plots for which net benefit from fertilizer use is positive for a risk neutral farmer (AVCR ⩾ 1) | ||
| 2010 | 0.51 | 0.86 |
| 2012 | 0.56 | 0.88 |
Source: Authors’ estimations from the LSMS-ISA data. Results obtained from a simulation of fertilizer profitability with and without transportation cost.