Fertilizer vulnerability (Zodiak. TV)

Zodiak TV in its daily news show reported on fertilizer prices at a recent conference on the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) (beginning at 4:56) in Malawi. Jan Duchoslav, a researcher fellow (IFPRI-Malawi) challenges the government to come up with long-term plans. He stated that the government needs good policies. It’s a problem that is there and there’s little that can be done in the short term. Options include–1) decrease the beneficiaries, 2) increase the cost to beneficiaries, or 3) increase the budget of the entire program. A combination of these will have to be put into action.