http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/2009/09/03/malawi%e2%80%99s-food-production-subsidy-coupons/ The Independent Family of Publications from Inter Press Service Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:31:01 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/2009/09/03/malawi%e2%80%99s-food-production-subsidy-coupons/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Brett Davidson Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:00:07 +0000 http://africa.ipsterraviva.net/?p=562#comment-20 You might be interested in a new paper by Frank Ellis of the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP) on the debate over fertiliser subsidies vs cash transfers. Ellis argues that while fertiliser subsidies have a number of benefits, they also have limitations, and should not be seen as an alternative for other social protection measures for the poor — most notably, social cash transfers (pensions and child support grants, for example). See <a href="http://wahenga.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://wahenga.wordpress.com/</a> You might be interested in a new paper by Frank Ellis of the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme (RHVP) on the debate over fertiliser subsidies vs cash transfers. Ellis argues that while fertiliser subsidies have a number of benefits, they also have limitations, and should not be seen as an alternative for other social protection measures for the poor — most notably, social cash transfers (pensions and child support grants, for example). See http://wahenga.wordpress.com/

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