scholarly journals How to diagnose institutional conditions conducive to inter-sectoral food security policies? The example of Burkina Faso

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 114-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arlène Alpha ◽  
Eve Fouilleux
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Institutional Conditions

scholarly journals Rice Supply Patterns in Kalimantan Selatan: Part of solution for regional food security

INSIST ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Arief RM Akbar ◽  
Alan Dwi Wibowo ◽  
Alia Rahmi ◽  
Sigit Prabawa
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
System Dynamics ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Supply System ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Land Productivity ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Self Sufficiency

South Kalimantan is a largest rice producer in Kalimantan island. More than five years its rice met by their own production, moreover it has supplied to other area such as Kalimantan Tengah, Kalimantan Timur and Kalimantan Utara. In many studies, rice stocks play a critical role in determining the regional’s food security. In recent issues, rice stocks has a wide impact on an array of economic, political, societal stabilities. Unfortunately, most of the land in Kalimantan Selatan is classified as wetlands, where the land productivity is low. Therefore, this study analyzes rice supply patterns in Kalimantan Selatan in order to provide policies development toward rice self-sufficiency. This research is using system dynamics approach to explore the system which then develop any alternatives of rice policies. Eventually, this study provides evidences for the need to consider rice supply system in the regional’s food security policies.

Innovative approach to build a “no regret” framework for reinforcing agricultural water resilience under climate risks and change in Burkina Faso

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narcisse Zegbé Gahi ◽  
Kouassi Dongo ◽  
Aimé Koudou ◽  
Mathieu Badolo
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Climate Variability ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
Climate Variability And Change ◽  
Water Requirements ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Climate Risks

Purpose This paper aims to propose, for the very first time in Burkina Faso, a “no regret” reference tool to improve policies and processes which could strengthen agricultural water resilience under climate risks and change for sustained food security. Such a framework consists of five pillars derived from the agricultural water vulnerability analysis. Design/methodology/approach The method combined a new designed tool “ClimProspect”, adapted to the Sahelian climatic context, participatory and analogue approaches. Findings Innovative “no regret” framework to overcome current and future climate risks on agricultural water requirements has been built. Research limitations/implications The paper proposes a new way to assess vulnerability and build resilience for a given system and brings climate and disaster risks together. In fact, in the country, disaster and climate risks are closely associated. Practical implications The proposed measures will reinforce water security under climate variability and change and disaster risks, boost the farmers’ participation in water governance and secure the adaptation investment for the long term. Social implications Implementing the proposed measures should provide farmers with agricultural water needs at any time over the year, having access to social protection and sustainably increase their food security. Originality/value Method used explicitly allows for paying attention, at the same time, to climate variability and change, disaster risks and social issues. The “no regret” framework is a practical secured tool for policy makers and planners, and it gives them a new way to secure sustainable water requirements.

scholarly journals Tree products, food security and livelihoods: a household study of Burkina Faso

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 359-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
NIGEL POOLE ◽  
CAMILLA AUDIA ◽  
BARTÉLÉMY KABORET ◽  
REBECCA KENT
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Household Composition ◽  
Adansonia Digitata ◽  
Household Decision ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
The Social ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Tree Product

SUMMARYThis paper examines the contribution of products derived from baobab (Adansonia digitata), shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) and néré (Parkia biglobosa) to rural livelihoods in Burkina Faso. A survey was conducted in northern and southern regions to identify and understand the social and environmental factors influencing the utilization of tree products by rural households for home consumption and commercialization, and to explore the contribution of tree products to food security. Emphasis was placed on the roles and responsibilities of women for tree product utilization. Inter- and intra-household relationships governing tree foods were found to vary between regions and tree species, and with gender and household composition. Collection and utilization of tree products differed between north and south because of contrasting ecological contexts and evolving social mores. Household decision making processes were negotiated and consensual in both regions. The results suggest that domestication and dissemination of planting and regeneration technologies, and product processing and marketing initiatives, need a gendered and tree-specific approach in order to build on local norms and capacities. Measures for the conservation and management of tree resources are most important where ecological constraints are most severe but dependence is greatest for sustaining food security.

From food aid to food security: the case of the Safety Net policy in Ethiopia

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carly Bishop ◽  
Dorothea Hilhorst
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Security Policies ◽  
Food Aid ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Amhara Region ◽  
Local Responses ◽  
Early Implementation ◽  
Policy Arrangements

ABSTRACTEthiopia's Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) is an attempt to bring food security to 5 million people by providing them with social security to close the yearly hunger gap, coupled with development projects to lift them permanently out of poverty. The programme is an example of the new policy arrangements that aim to link relief to social security and development. This paper analyses the early implementation of the PSNP in two villages of the Amhara Region. The paper shows how the programme was in practice interpreted and used by local authorities to realise a related programme of voluntary resettlement, and how this locally changed the objective from helping the most vulnerable people, to reserving the benefits of the programme for the more affluent and economically potent households. It shows how local responses to food security policies were informed by institutional patterns, discourses about food insecurity and the articulation of policy with adjacent or past policy practices.

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