Impact of nonfarm activities on farmers’ food security: evidence from rural Burkina Faso

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Résumé

Objective: To analyze how engagement in nonfarm activities influences the food security of rural households.

We used an endogenous treatment effect model and a structural equation model

Indicators used: Consolidated Approach for Reporting Indicators of Food Security (CARI) and a self-assessed measure of food security.

Results:

Households involved in nonfarm activities have better access to food and a more diversified diet.

Engaging in nonfarm activities enables households to stabilize their consumption, helping to reduce their vulnerability.

Nonfarm activities are more effective in helping households escape from severe food insecurity

Mots-clés

Nonfarm activity - Food security - Burkina Faso