Household behaviour under market failures : how natural resource management in agriculture promotes livestock production in the Sahel

Dutilly-Diane Céline, Sadoulet Elisabeth, De Janvry Alain. 2003. Household behaviour under market failures : how natural resource management in agriculture promotes livestock production in the Sahel. Journal of African Economies, 12 (3) : 343-370.

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Résumé : Improved water harvesting and soil erosion control using the remarkably simple practice of contour stone bunding is shown to increase grain yields by 41% in low rainfall regions of Burkina Faso. Empirical results show that yield increases in food crops help food-buying farm households import-substitute in food consumption, reduce livestock production and increase seasonal migration, which is more compatible with seasonal agriculture than with the yearlong livestock activity. Self-sufficient households, by contrast, can take advantage of higher yields to free resources from food production and allocate these to expand their livestock economy, thus benefiting more from the region's comparative advantage. We also show that greater effectiveness in cooperation in the management of common property resources helps increase income derived from livestock for all categories of households. However, not all forms of cooperation are effective. When cooperation is only formal, individual activities such as crops, non-agricultural employment and seasonal migration are pursued, as opposed to livestock activities that rely on effective community management of common property resources.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : ressource naturelle, érosion, augmentation de rendement, élevage

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Sahel

Classification Agris : E73 - Économie de la consommation

Auteurs et affiliations

• Dutilly-Diane Céline, CIRAD-EMVT-PPA (SYR)
• Sadoulet Elisabeth, UC (USA)
• De Janvry Alain, UC (USA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/526971/)

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