"Maize production intensification is becoming increasingly important to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Fertilizer is an essential part of that process but continues to be underutilized by farmers across SSA and many claim is unprofitable. In order to determine how accurate the widely held perception that fertilizer use is not profitable is, and to what extent profitability is present among farmers who use fertilizer, this research analyses fertilizer use profitability trends in Kenya, Zambia, and Malawi." -- Abstract.
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