Linking risk aversion, time preference and fertiliser use in Burkina Faso

Le Cotty Tristan, Maître d'Hôtel Elodie, Soubeyran Raphaël, Subervie Julie. 2018. Linking risk aversion, time preference and fertiliser use in Burkina Faso. Journal of Development Studies, 54 (11) : 1991-2006.

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Quartile : Q2, Sujet : ECONOMICS / Quartile : Q3, Sujet : Development Studies

Liste HCERES des revues (en SHS) : oui

Thème(s) HCERES des revues (en SHS) : Economie-gestion

Résumé : This paper investigates whether Burkinabe maize farmers' fertiliser-use decisions are correlated with their risk and time preferences. We conducted a survey and a series of hypothetical experiments on a sample of 1500 farmers. We find that more patient farmers do use more fertiliser, but it is only because they plant more maize (a fertiliser-intensive crop) rather than because they use more fertiliser per hectare of maize planted. Conversely, we find no statistically significant link between risk aversion and fertiliser use. We use a simple two-period model, which suggests that risk aversion may indeed have an ambiguous effect on fertiliser use.

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Burkina Faso

Classification Agris : F04 - Fertilisation

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 1 (2014-2018) - Agriculture écologiquement intensive

Agences de financement européennes : Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation - EuropeAid

Auteurs et affiliations

• Le Cotty Tristan, CIRAD-ES-UMR CIRED (FRA)
• Maître d'Hôtel Elodie, CIRAD-ES-UMR MOISA (BFA)
• Soubeyran Raphaël, INRA (FRA)
• Subervie Julie, INRA (FRA) - auteur correspondant

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/585187/)

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