Agricultural Economics, Department of
Cornhusker Economics
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Date of this Version
8-29-2018
Document Type
Newsletter Issue
Citation
Cornhusker Economics, August 29, 2018, agecon.unl.edu/cornhuskereconomics
Abstract
Community development refers to the collective action of a group of people to improve their quality of life or to fix a problem they face. It involves active participation by the people facing the problem. Input subsidy programs (ISPs) are commonly used in Sub-Saharan Africa as a strategy to achieve several development goals. They generally aim to improve the lives of poor subsistence-level farmers, improve agricultural output, and stimulate the economy. However, ISPs are not technically a community development tool because they are typically centrally planned and top-down in nature.
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