Non-farm income and household welfare in rural Burkina Faso: a focus on the household land tenure situation
Purpose This study investigates how income from non-farm activities affects households' consumption in two land holders' groups: households with insecure land holding and households with secure land holding. Design/methodology/approach Following an instrumental variable approach, this stud...
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| Published in: | International journal of social economics 2023-11 |
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| Language: | eng |
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| Summary: | Purpose This study investigates how income from non-farm activities affects households' consumption in two land holders' groups: households with insecure land holding and households with secure land holding. Design/methodology/approach Following an instrumental variable approach, this study analyzes data collected on a nationwide sample of 1,800 households in rural Burkina Faso. Findings For insecure land holders' group, this study finds that income from non-farm activities has a positive effect on household consumption per capita. Moreover, the share of household food consumption is negatively associated with non-farm income in this group. For secure land holders' group, the results show that non-farm income has only a negative effect on the share of their food consumption. Originality/value The study highlights the livelihood sustaining role of non-farm activities for rural households. Unlike previous studies, the results show that non-farm income is particularly important for land tenure insecure households facing risk of losing agricultural income. Peer review The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-05-2023-0423 |
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| ISSN: | 0306-8293 1758-6712 |