Abstract
Despite the abundance of agricultural donor aid to the less-developed nations, especially in West African countries, little is known regarding its role in enhancing food security. This study argues that the flow of aid to the productive sector would have a sustainable impact since it has a multiplier effect on the recipient countries by enhancing productivity in the agricultural sector. Therefore, by filling this gap, the research aims to analyze the impact of agricultural donor aid on food security in 16 West African countries between 2009-2018. The study adopted quantitative cross-country panel data and utilized the Two-Stage Least Square Regression model (2SLS) to examine to what extent agricultural aid has impacted food security in the sub-region. This method was adopted to address the endogeneity problems in this research model specification, where it is assumed that there is a reverse causality between donor aid and food security. The findings indicate that agricultural aid has impacts on food accessibility, and utilization in West Africa. This impact is based on good governance and the institutional qualities of recipient countries.
Highlights
Food insecurity phenomena remain the main unrelenting and implacable problems affecting the global population and stunting many nations' development, especially emerging economies in West Africa[1, 2]
To further strengthen the argument, the following hypotheses have been developed: H1: Agriculture aid has an impact on the average value of food production, H2: Agriculture aid has an impact on decreasing undernourishment, H3: Agriculture aid has an impact in improving access to water facility, and H4: Agriculture aid has an impact on political instability and absence of violence
This study analyzes the impact of agricultural aid on food availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability of 16 countries in West Africa between 2009-2018 using the 2SLS instrumental approach
Summary
Food insecurity phenomena remain the main unrelenting and implacable problems affecting the global population and stunting many nations' development, especially emerging economies in West Africa[1, 2]. In a collaborative effort to improve the agricultural sector and address the food insecurity challenges in West Africa, the development partners have frequently conveyed a vital proactive global policy on official development assistance (ODA) through the international partnership agreement. This policy aims to provide financial aid to address the socio-economic challenges, food insecurity and poverty in the sub-region [1, 14].
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