Land Use, Production Growth, and the Institutional Environment of Smallholders: Evidence from Burkinabe Cotton Farmers

No 93136, Discussion Papers from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Department of Agricultural Economics and Management

Abstract: The cotton boom in Burkina Faso consisted of a growth in cotton land shares together with an overall increase in total cultivated land. This paper examines the impact of institutional changes in the cotton sector on the evolution of smallholders’ land-use decisions. The empirical analysis is supported by a structural model that takes into account the specific institutional features of the Burkinabè cotton sector and builds upon household level data collected in rural Burkina Faso. We attribute most of the change in land use to the newly established institutional arrangements between producers and stakeholders, mechanization, and slackening of the food security constraint.

Keywords: Farm Management; Financial Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.93136

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