Impacts of Health Services on Agricultural Labor Productivity of Rural Households in Burkina Faso

Omer Combary () and Salimata Traore

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 2021, vol. 50, issue 1, 150-169

Abstract: This article has used the method of instrumental variables to evaluate the impact of health services on the productivity of rural households’ farming labor in Burkina Faso. The distance from the household's homestead to the Health and Social Promotion Center (HSPC) was considered as an instrumental variable. The results revealed that resorting to a HSPC in case of an unexpected illness in the rainy season significantly improves the farm labor productivity by FCFA 3170.5880 per person-day. For improving agricultural productivity, we suggest that public decision-makers should focus on the availability and the quality of HSPC services in rural areas.

Date: 2021
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