Digital finance, maize productivity, and welfare of farm households in Burkina Faso
Maize is a key product entering the consumption basket of households in Burkina Faso and is one of the main crops cultivated in the country. Maize productivity is thus important for food security and household welfare but is constrained by financial issues that can be alleviated by digital finance....
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| description | Maize is a key product entering the consumption basket of households in Burkina Faso and is one of the main crops cultivated in the country. Maize productivity is thus important for food security and household welfare but is constrained by financial issues that can be alleviated by digital finance. Using data from the 2018 Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS) of Burkina Faso, we analyze the effects of digital finance uptake on maize productivity and spillover effects on farm households’ welfare. Our results indicate that the adoption of digital finance increases the agricultural productivity of maize producers, and in turn, has a beneficial effect on their welfare. These findings call to emphasize the alleviation of digital finance constraints and policies that aim to improve farmers’ productivity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8b2e27dd20df4b8abc2287e1339ee91b2025-01-22T05:21:30ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Economics & Finance2332-20392025-12-0113110.1080/23322039.2024.2448226Digital finance, maize productivity, and welfare of farm households in Burkina FasoSalimata Traore0Richard K. Moussa1Université Thomas Sankara, Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoEcole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d’Economie Appliquée (ENSEA), Abidjan, Côte d’IvoireMaize is a key product entering the consumption basket of households in Burkina Faso and is one of the main crops cultivated in the country. Maize productivity is thus important for food security and household welfare but is constrained by financial issues that can be alleviated by digital finance. Using data from the 2018 Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS) of Burkina Faso, we analyze the effects of digital finance uptake on maize productivity and spillover effects on farm households’ welfare. Our results indicate that the adoption of digital finance increases the agricultural productivity of maize producers, and in turn, has a beneficial effect on their welfare. These findings call to emphasize the alleviation of digital finance constraints and policies that aim to improve farmers’ productivity.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23322039.2024.2448226Digital financemaize productivitywelfareBurkina FasoI31Q12 |
| spellingShingle | Salimata Traore Richard K. Moussa Digital finance, maize productivity, and welfare of farm households in Burkina Faso Cogent Economics & Finance Digital finance maize productivity welfare Burkina Faso I31 Q12 |
| title | Digital finance, maize productivity, and welfare of farm households in Burkina Faso |
| title_full | Digital finance, maize productivity, and welfare of farm households in Burkina Faso |
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| title_short | Digital finance, maize productivity, and welfare of farm households in Burkina Faso |
| title_sort | digital finance maize productivity and welfare of farm households in burkina faso |
| topic | Digital finance maize productivity welfare Burkina Faso I31 Q12 |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23322039.2024.2448226 |
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