Fertilizer trade under market liberalization: preliminary evidence from Kenya |
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| Institution: | 1. International Livestock Research Institute, P.O. Box 30709, Nairobi, Kenya;2. Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 450, Kitale, Kenya;1. Department of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China;2. College of Medicine and Nursing, Dezhou University, Dezhou 253023, China;3. College of Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China;1. Division of Soil and Water Management, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20 box 2459-3001, Leuven, Belgium;2. Department of Soil Science, University of Eldoret, Box 30100-1125, Eldoret, Kenya |
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| Abstract: | This paper reports results of a study aimed at identifying broad demand-side and supply-side influences on trade in inorganic fertilizers in Kenya, where, following decades of government control, the fertilizer market has been fully liberalized. Multiple regression analysis using data from a country-wide survey of fertilizer traders indicates that significant demand-side factors include agroecological conditions and maize market prices in the regions in which fertilizer traders operate. On the supply side, the number of years in fertilizer trading and access to credit are important. Implications for policy and research are drawn. |
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