COVID-19 and its effects on food producers: panel data evidence from Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Burkina Faso implemented stringent measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that profoundly affected its economy and might have exacerbated food insecurity. While prior studies have assessed the impact of these measures on consumers, there is a dearth of evidence of its effects on food producers in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aims (i) to evaluate the repercussions of COVID-19 on the possession of food production assets and on the number of livestock owned; and (ii) to determine the correlation between the food insecurity experience scale (FIES) score, ownership of these assets, and the number of livestock owned.

Methods

This study employs a pre-post comparison design in two panels of randomly selected households in Burkina Faso. While Panel A was constit

SUBMITTER: Druetz T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11462756 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature