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Impact of ICT adoption on the food security of agricultural households in Burkina Faso

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  • Ibrahim SANA

    (University of Parakou, Benin)

  • Achille Augustin DIENDERE

    (University of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso)

  • Jacob Afouda YABI

    (University of Parakou, Benin)

Abstract

This research evaluates the impact of the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) on the food security of farming households in Burkina Faso. Data were collected from 420 farmers in the Centre region, selected by simple random sampling. Descriptive statistics and the propensity score matching (PSM) model were used. The results reveal that farm households that adopt ICTs benefit from a substantial improvement in their food security, reflected by an average treatment effect (ATE) of 0.505. These results imply that targeted policies to promote ICT are needed in the agricultural sector to improve food security in rural areas.

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  • Ibrahim SANA & Achille Augustin DIENDERE & Jacob Afouda YABI, 2025. "Impact of ICT adoption on the food security of agricultural households in Burkina Faso," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(2(643), S), pages 245-260, Summer.
    • Handle: RePEc:agr:journl:v:xxxii:y:2025:i:2(643):p:245-260
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    1. DIENDERE, Achille A., 2019. "Determinants Of The Awareness And Use Of Electronic Information Systems: Evidence From Farmers In Burkina Faso," Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics (RAAE), Faculty of Economics and Management, Slovak Agricultural University in Nitra, vol. 22(01), March.
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