The Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) recently published an in depth evaluation of the 2006-07 Malawian government subsidy programme for fertilisers. The evaluation, by Andrew Dorward (FAC and University of London) and Ephraim Chirwa (FAC and University of Malawi), assesses the impact and implementation of the Malawi Government Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (AISP) in order to provide lessons for future interventions in growth and social protection. This follows on from a similar study covering 2005-06 by Blessings Chinsinga (University of Malawi).

Resources: Working Paper:
Lessons Learned from the 2005/06 Malawi Input Subsidy Programme
by Blessings Chinsinga

Discussion Paper:
Rethinking Agricultural Input Subsidies in Poor Rural Economies
by Andrew Dorward, Peter Hazell and Colin Poulton FAC Briefing: 

FAC Briefing:
The Malawi Fertiliser Subsidy Programme: politics and pragmatism