Non-farm income and household welfare in rural Burkina Faso: a focus on the household land tenure situation

Windinkonté Séogo

International Journal of Social Economics, 2023, vol. 51, issue 7, 948-968

Abstract: Purpose - This study investigates how income from non-farm activities affects households' consumption in two land holders' groups: households with insecure land holding and households with secure land holding. Design/methodology/approach - Following an instrumental variable approach, this study analyzes data collected on a nationwide sample of 1,800 households in rural Burkina Faso. Findings - For insecure land holders' group, this study finds that income from non-farm activities has a positive effect on household consumption per capita. Moreover, the share of household food consumption is negatively associated with non-farm income in this group. For secure land holders' group, the results show that non-farm income has only a negative effect on the share of their food consumption. Originality/value - The study highlights the livelihood sustaining role of non-farm activities for rural households. Unlike previous studies, the results show that non-farm income is particularly important for land tenure insecure households facing risk of losing agricultural income. Peer review - The peer review history for this article is available at:https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-05-2023-0423

Keywords: Land tenure; Non-farm income; Consumption per capita; Share of food consumption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-05-2023-0423

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