COVID-19, food coping strategies and households resilience: the case of informal sector in Burkina Faso

Natéwindé Sawadogo () and Youmanli Ouoba ()
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Natéwindé Sawadogo: University of Thomas Sankara
Youmanli Ouoba: University of Thomas Sankara

Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2023, vol. 15, issue 4, No 12, 1056 pages

Abstract: Abstract The closure of markets in the city of Ouagadougou due to COVID-19 pandemic has had consequences on the food security status of households, in particular households of informal sector. The objective of this paper is to analyze the effect of COVID-19 on households' likelihood to resort to food coping strategies taking into account their resilience capacities. A survey was carried out among 503 households of small traders in five markets in the city of Ouagadougou. This survey identified seven mutually inclusive food coping strategies which are endogenous and exogenous to households. Thus, the multivariate probit model was used to identify the factors explaining the adoption of these strategies. The results indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on households’ likelihood to use certain food coping strategies. Furthermore, the results show that assets and access to basic services is the main pillar of household resilience that reduces how likely a household resort to coping strategies due to COVID-19. Therefore, strengthening adaptive capacity and improving social security of households of informal sector are relevant.

Keywords: Food coping strategies; Informal sector; Household resilience; COVID-19; Multivariate probit model; Ouagadougou; D10; 055; Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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