Analysis of the determinants of food insecurity among agricultural households in Burkina Faso

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Résumé

This paper investigates the determinants
of food insecurity among agricultural households in
Burkina Faso. We use balanced panel data of 232
agricultural households over the period 2014–2016.
We measure households’ food security using food
consumption scores. The results of the logit model
estimations show that high dependency ratio and low
educational attainment of the household head are the
main factors that increase the probability of house
hold being food insecure. Also, households headed
by the elderly (70 years and older) are more likely to
be food insecure. In contrast, household income and
social capital contribute to reducing the likelihood of
being food insecure. These results suggest that a par
ticular emphasis should be placed on strengthening
the capacity of household heads by designing specific
training programs that meet their needs, strengthen
ing their social capital and reducing the number of
inactive persons to reduce food insecurity in agricul
tural households in Burkina Faso.

Mots-clés

Food insecurity · Farm households · Food consumption score · Logit model