Coping with household-level food insecurity in drought-affected areas of Burkina Faso

The paper examines strategies used by rural households in the Sahelian and Sudanian zones of Burkina Faso to ensure food security in the face of drought-induced cropping shortfalls. It finds that three quarters of the average household income in the Sahel sample and half of the same in the Sudanian...

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Veröffentlicht in:World development
1. Verfasser: Reardon, Thomas Anthony (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Matlon, Peter J. (BerichterstatterIn), Delgado, Christopher L. (BerichterstatterIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: 1988
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Privater Haushalt > Burkina Faso > Ernährungsindustrie > Ernährung > Ernährungssicherung > Dürre > Haushalt > Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
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Zusammenfassung:The paper examines strategies used by rural households in the Sahelian and Sudanian zones of Burkina Faso to ensure food security in the face of drought-induced cropping shortfalls. It finds that three quarters of the average household income in the Sahel sample and half of the same in the Sudanian sample come from non-cropping sources. These are more diversified regionally and sectorally in the case of the Sahel. (DSE)
ISSN:0305-750X