Analysis of off-farm work decisions among smallholder farm households in Burkina Faso. Issue 3 (3rd April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gansonré, Soumaila
• Is Part Of: Development in practice. Volume 29:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 326
• Page End: 335
• Publication Date: 2019-04-03
• Subjects: Environment (built and natural) – Agriculture, Climate change -- Labour and livelihoods – poverty reduction -- Sub-Saharan Africa; Technical assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic assistance -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; 338.91091724
• DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1541965
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-4524

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article investigates off-farm work decisions by smallholder farm households. Using data on 1, 101 households from Burkina Faso, it demonstrates that in addition to the usual household socio-demographic characteristics, remittances, access to information and beneficiary of specific training affect off-farm work decisions, as well as rainfall factors and idiosyncratic health shocks. Community characteristics such as accessibility and number of inhabitants are also key factors. While suggesting that off-farm work is less likely to be undertaken for accumulation purposes, these results have important policy implications. In particular, policy measures should consider each segment as a separate entity.