The prices of agricultural commodities have increased on international markets since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 and spiked after the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022.
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The prices of many agricultural commodities, including many staple grains, started to increase in mid-2020 partly due to supply chain bottlenecks associated with the outbreak of Covid-19.
Burkina Faso experienced strong annual economic growth of 6.0 percent between 2009 and 2019 (NISD 2021).
Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complem
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A&T Burkina Faso Maternal Nutrition Baseline Survey 2019: Households - Recently Delivered Women
Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complem
Ce document cherche à intégrer deux typologies spatiales existantes pour mieux comprendre les principaux obstacles et contraintes à la sécurité alimentaire et aux moyens de subsistance viables des agriculteurs au Burkina Faso.
Africa is experiencing a rapid growth in urban population with a billion more people expected to live in cities by 2050.
Background: The diets of millions of poor individuals lack adequate amount of essential nutrients. Objective: To examine the determinants of household dietary diversity in Burkina Faso and assess whether the choice of a diversity metric matters.
discussion paper
Poultry production in Burkina Faso: Potential for poverty reduction and women’s empowerment
Poultry rearing is widespread in rural Burkina Faso, and contributes to both the food security and cash income of smallholders farmers.
conference paper
Medium scale farms for agricultural transformation and poverty reduction: Evidence from Burkina Faso
This study explores how the change in land distribution influences agricultural transformation and poverty reduction in Burkina Faso.
discussion paper
The European Union–West Africa Economic Partnership Agreement
Despite recent modifications, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union (EU) and West African (WA) countries is still being criticized for its potential detrimental effects on WA countries.
journal article
Can integrated agriculture-nutrition programmes change gender norms on land and asset ownership?
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Le processus de mise en oeuvre du Programme détaillé de développement de l’agriculture africaine(PDDAA) s’est accéléré depuis la déclaration d’engagement des chefs d’États de l’Union africaine à Maputo en 2003 de consacrer au moins 10% de leur bud
This paper assesses the effects of rainfall shocks on poverty in Burkina Faso and Senegal using a computable general equilibrium model.
discussion paper
Can integrated agriculture-nutrition programs change gender norms on land and asset ownership? Evidence from Burkina Faso
This paper uses a mixed-methods approach to analyze the impact of Helen Keller International’s Enhanced-Homestead Food Production pilot program in Burkina Faso on women’s and men’s assets and on norms regarding ownership, use, and control of those