Abstract
Family farms are poorly modernized in Burkina Faso despite their predominance in the country’s agriculture and their major contribution to national food production. Convincing evidence of the contribution of family farm modernization to food security is needed to support advocacy. This study used data from recent national longitudinal surveys and Cox semi-parametric regression methods to explore the effect of factors of modernization on the food security of farm households in Burkina Faso. The results showed that the training of agricultural workers, ownership of traction animals, and use of improved seeds reduced the risk of food-secure households falling into food insecurity by 22.8, 21.6, and 14.9%, respectively. These three factors significantly determine the stability of households’ food security, suggesting that the modernization of family farms could contribute to the prevention of food insecurity in Burkina Faso. A key strength of this study is that it was able to capitalize on the wealth of these data, which come from national surveys that are representative of farm households at the provincial level, longitudinal and prospective, making it possible to track the same households over time, at an annual frequency. Key words: Agricultural modernization, family farming, food security, Burkina Faso
Highlights
Since the colonial period, the Sudano-Sahelian populations have experienced recurrent food crises, making food insecurity a historical marker of their societies and spaces
The results of this study showed that the degree of agricultural modernization was a major determinant of food security for farm households
The objective of this study was to explore the impact of the modernization of family farms on the food security of farm households in Burkina Faso
Summary
The Sudano-Sahelian populations have experienced recurrent food crises, making food insecurity a historical marker of their societies and spaces. These situations of food insecurity, which characterize in particular the Sahelian populations, who are more vulnerable to food insecurity (Janin, 2006), are due on one hand to rainfall deficits and land degradation that hamper agricultural and fodder production in the region, and on the other, to insecurity and intercommunity conflicts that prevent the populations from accessing the food produced (Ouédraogo et al, 2007; RPCA, 2019)
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