Impact of ICT adoption on the food security of agricultural households in Burkina Faso

Ibrahim Sana, Achille Augustin Diendere and Jacob Afouda Yabi
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Ibrahim Sana: University of Parakou, Benin
Achille Augustin Diendere: University of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso
Jacob Afouda Yabi: University of Parakou, Benin

Theoretical and Applied Economics, 2025, vol. XXXII, issue 2(643), Summer, 245-260

Abstract: This research evaluates the impact of the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the food security of farming households in Burkina Faso. Data were collected from 420 farmers in the Centre region, selected by simple random sampling. Descriptive statistics and the propensity score matching (PSM) model were used. The results reveal that farm households that adopt ICTs benefit from a substantial improvement in their food security, reflected by an average treatment effect (ATE) of 0.505. These results imply that targeted policies to promote ICT are needed in the agricultural sector to improve food security in rural areas.

Keywords: adoption; Burkina Faso; ICT; technical efficiency. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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