Effects of the Availability of Food Stocks on Household Food Consumption in Burkina Faso

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Résumé

Burkina Faso derives most of its resources from various agricultural activities.
The number of people suffering from food and nutritional insecurity rose
from 294,500 in 2014 to over 3.4 million in 2022. This article aims to deter-
mine the effects of food stock availability on household food consumption in
Burkina Faso in order to better understand the persistent and high prevalence
of food insecurity in Burkina Faso. The methodology used is the multinomial
logistic regression model, which uses secondary data from the February 2022
Integrated National Food and Nutrition Security Survey. The results show that
having food stocks available for more than six months improves household
food consumption. In addition, households headed by a male civil servant
with a higher level of education, who owns animals, lives in an urban area, and
heads an ordinary household are more likely to have improved food security.
These findings suggest the implementation of food stock management policies
to strengthen food resilience. This could be achieved by extending the dura-
tion of stocks for vulnerable households, targeting displaced and poor house-
holds with specific economic and food assistance programs. Promoting edu-
cation and economic diversification could help reduce rural households’ de-
pendence on agriculture

Mots-clés

Food Consumption Score, Availability of Food Stocks, Multinomial Logistic ,Regression Model, Burkina Faso