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Spillovers from Off-farm Self-Employment Opportunities in Rural NIGER

Sènakpon Dedehouanou, Aichatou Ousseini, Abdoulaziz Laouali Harouna and Jabir Maimounata
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Sènakpon Dedehouanou: University of Abomey Calavi (UAC), Benin
Aichatou Ousseini: Université Abdou Mounouni de Niamey, Niger
Abdoulaziz Laouali Harouna: Université Abdou Mounouni de Niamey, Niger
Jabir Maimounata: Université Abdou Mounouni de Niamey, Niger

No 2015/03, Working Papers from Maastricht School of Management

Abstract: Agricultural households in Niger face constraint that may hinder agricultural production and threaten food security. Rural exodus also results from a lack of formal and decent wage employment. The way to enhance agricultural production and improve food security while at the same time increase employment is still an important policy question in rural Niger. This study assess the effect of off-farm self-Employment opportunities on expenditures for agricultural inputs and on food security using the potential outcome framework for treatment effects. The study finds that farm and nonfarm related factors determine off-farm self employment opportunities in rural Niger. Also, the participation in self-employment increases agricultural expenses on purchased input and hired labor but decreases the propensity to hire labor. Self-employment opportunities favour food accessibility without having any additional effect on food availability and food utilisation. The results confirm that the policy of promoting non-farm sector can be harmonious with the development of the agricultural sector. Thus there is a scope to increase or create favourable conditions for the development of the non farm sector in rural Niger.

Keywords: Agricultural household; Off-farm self employment; Food insecurity; Niger (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D13 O15 Q12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 40 pages
Date: 2015-08
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