Rainfall variability and farm households’ food insecurity in Burkina Faso: nonfarm activities as a coping strategy

Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi

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“…The magnitude and significance of precipitation’s effect, on the other hands, differ across countries. As most African countries depend on rainfall for farming activities, food security and productivity may be particularly vulnerable to reduced rainfall conditions (Akinbile et al, 2020 ; Demeke et al, 2011 ; Tankari, 2020 ). Recent studies by Meheretu ( 2020 ) and Wong et al ( 2020 ) postulated that unpredicted rainfall patterns and regular drought occurrences have a detrimental effect on food production, thus reflecting how growing climate instability profoundly impacts food insecurity, which is more pronounced in rural areas with less irrigation for food production.…”

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Climate change: a friend or foe to food security in Africa?

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Boateng

2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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Extreme climate change is posing an increasing threat to human welfare across countries. Specifically, the devastating floods coupled with the looming spectre of drought are argued to explain cross-country differences in food security. While the debate continues and uncertainties about the precise influence of climate change on food security linger, the question of whether climate change plays a pivotal role in increased hunger and food insecurity across countries remains unanswered. This study presented new evidence of the role of climate change in Africa's food security. We utilised the Mann-Kendall test and Sen's slope estimator to analyse climate change trends. We also employed the pooled mean group technique and the Dumitrescu-Hurlin panel causality test to investigate the effect of climate change on food security in 15 African countries between 1970 and 2016. Our empirical findings revealed three things. First, rainfall plays a decisive role in Africa's food security when examined broadly. However, the significance of the effect of rainfall varied substantially across the 15 countries. Second, we find no robust impact of temperature on food security in the long run. However, the short-run results showed that extreme temperatures impede food security, with varying magnitudes across countries. Third, except for rainfall, a bidirectional causality exists between food security and temperature in Africa. Given the risks associated with rain-fed agriculture, we argue that African countries need to limit their dependence on rain-fed agriculture to boost food production.

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Climate change: a friend or foe to food security in Africa?

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Boateng

2021

Environ Dev Sustain

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“…In Burkina Faso, the Covid-19 pandemic could contribute to exacerbating food insecurity for two reasons. Firstly, agricultural production and food security are highly dependent on weather shocks (Tankari 2020 ). According to The Food Crisis Prevention Network ( 2020b ), rainfall variability has reduced agricultural production between 6 and 15% in 2019.…”

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Could Covid-19 Worsen Food Insecurity in Burkina Faso?

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This paper analyses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on households' food security in Burkina Faso. For this purpose, we have made use of a single country's computable general equilibrium model and formulated two alternative scenarios (optimistic and pessimistic). While the baseline already shows a worrying food situation, our results suggest that the pandemic of Covid-19 contributes to a worsening of food security. First, the food deficit of poor rural and urban households worsens. Second, even if their food consumption decreases, the urban non-poor households seem to be resilient to the Covid-19 pandemic. The severity of food insecurity is increasing among poor households in rural and urban areas, whereas the non-poor rural households are likely to fall into the category of vulnerable people. Third, the negative impacts on food security can be explained by the combination of several factors such as a rise in food prices, a decrease in households' incomes and remittances. Finally, the negative impact on food security seems permanent, as the deviation from the baseline persists over 10 years (2020-2030). Keywords COVID-19 • Food security • Computable general equilibrium Résumé Cet article analyse l'impact de la pandémie de la COVID-19 sur la sécurité alimentaire des ménages au Burkina Faso. À cette fin, nous avons utilisé un modèle d'équilibre général calculable mono-pays et formulé deux scénarios alternatifs (l'un

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“…Income diversification through nonfarm activities and husbandry is a livelihood-sustaining strategy expected to positively affect households’ productivity and food security (Pender et al. , 2004; Tankari, 2020). Agro-climatic conditions affect agricultural productivity.…”

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Enhancing food production to prevent households from food insecurity in rural Burkina Faso: does land ownership matter?

Séogo

2022

IJSE

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Purpose This paper assesses the effect of land ownership on household food security through its productivity enhancement effect in rural Burkina Faso.Design/methodology/approach As the link between land tenure security and productivity is indirect, the study relies on a complex mixed process regression model with robustness to assess the effect of land ownership on household productivity. Then, an instrumental variable (IV) approach is followed to investigate the association between household productivity and food security. The rural development program survey data collected from 1,892 households in 2017 are used.Findings The complex mixed process estimation results are robust and show that land ownership has a positive effect on household productivity. From the IV results, it is found that productive households spend more on food, have a low share of expenditures on food and are less likely to experience severe food shortages, implying an improvement in their food security status. This highlights a positive association between land ownership and food security.Originality/value Unlike previous studies that only focused on the effect of land ownership on land-related investments and agricultural productivity, this study deepens the analysis and sheds light on how land ownership, agricultural production and food security are related. It gives empirical evidence on the importance of land policies in the struggle against food insecurity in agrarian economies.Peer reviewThe peer review history for this article is available at https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-11-2021-0658.

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Rainfall variability and farm households’ food insecurity in Burkina Faso: nonfarm activities as a coping strategy

Cited by 20 publications

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Climate change: a friend or foe to food security in Africa?

Climate change: a friend or foe to food security in Africa?

Could Covid-19 Worsen Food Insecurity in Burkina Faso?

Enhancing food production to prevent households from food insecurity in rural Burkina Faso: does land ownership matter?

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