scholarly journals BUSINESS SECTOR, LEVEL OF EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO CREDIT: WHAT INFLUENCES ON VULNERABILITY TO RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY IN CÔTE D'IVOIRE?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melaine Zrakpa Ouoya
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Vulnerability To Poverty

Many studies have revealed the importance of taking the ex post and former poor into account in designing sustainable poverty reduction policies. With data from the 2015 household standard of living survey (ENV2015), we use the Chaudhuri, Jalan and Suryahadi model (2002) to measure the vulnerability to poverty of rural households in Côte d’Ivoire. Our work reveals that 34% of households are vulnerable while 25% are poor. The analysis of the influence of certain factors on this vulnerability was based on a tobit model. We come to the conclusion that farm and trade households are more vulnerable than those in industry and services. Also, households with a head of at least secondary education are less vulnerable than those whose head is at most at the primary level. Finally, contrary to many studies, we find that access to credit has a bad influence on the vulnerability of rural households to poverty. The origin and use of these rural credits would explain this last relationship.

scholarly journals ACCESS TO CREDIT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY STATUS: A CASE FROM CÔTE D'IVOIRE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zrakpa Melaine Ouoya
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Rural Environment ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Vulnerability To Poverty ◽  
Ex Ante ◽  
Poverty Status ◽  
The Impact

Based on data from the Households Living Standard Survey (ENV2015), we analyze the impact of credit on poverty status stability (ex-post and ex-ante poverty) and then study the regional gaps between poverty and vulnerability to poverty in the rural environment in Côte d'Ivoire. We slightly modified the model of Chaudhuri et al. (2002) to estimate the vulnerability to poverty and consider the poverty index as our measure of poverty. We construct a latent variable that is equal to the square of the gap between poverty and vulnerability to poverty and then use a tobit model to estimate the influence of credit on that variable. Our results show that credit makes poverty status unstable by widening the gap between ex-post and ex-ante poverty (poverty and vulnerability to poverty). We also find that the regional distribution of poverty is different from that of vulnerability to poverty in the rural environment in Côte d'Ivoire.

scholarly journals Does Credit Influence Fertilizer Intensification in Rice Farming? Empirical Evidence from Côte D’Ivoire

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1063
Author(s):  
N’Banan Ouattara ◽  
Xueping Xiong ◽  
Lacina Traoré ◽  
Calum G. Turvey ◽  
Ruiting Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Agricultural Finance ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Explanatory Variables ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Côte D'ivoire

In Côte d’Ivoire, the use of fertilizers in rice farming still remains low. Credit constraints have been frequently reported as the main reason hampering rice farmers from reversing this situation. However, there is no empirical evidence on the link between rice farmers’ access to credit (AC) and fertilizer intensification (FI). This article examines this issue by using a sample of 600 rice farmers randomly selected in seven rice areas. Data are analyzed by the IV-Probit and IV-Tobit models. The results reveal that FI and AC reciprocally influence each other, implying that they are endogenous. An increase of credit by XOF 100 could increase the quantity of fertilizer used by 2.70 kg, all other things being equal. Moreover, FI and AC are strongly influenced by some socio-economic, rice farm, and institutional factors. Policymakers should take actions to facilitate rice farmers’ access to credit and subsidized fertilizers. Other relevant explanatory variables should be considered in rice farming development policies. By providing empirical evidence of the link between rice farmers’ access to credit and fertilizer intensification in Côte d’Ivoire, this paper contributes to the agricultural finance literature.

Bushmeat consumption and environmental awareness in rural households: a case study around Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire

Oryx ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. K. Kouassi ◽  
Emmanuelle Normand ◽  
Inza Koné ◽  
Christophe Boesch
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
National Park ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Taï National Park ◽  
Awareness Campaigns ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Tai National Park ◽  
The Impact

AbstractConsumption of bushmeat, a staple food of people living in the vicinity of protected areas, is a challenge for the conservation of wildlife. The underlying factors driving this consumption are, however, relatively understudied, particularly among rural households, and improved understanding would facilitate the development of conservation strategies. We therefore aimed to identify the factors that influence bushmeat consumption in rural households to the west of Taï National Park, in Côte d'Ivoire. We carried out enquiries in a total of 144 rural households in 20 localities during July–December 2012. Bushmeat, the majority of which comprised rodents and bovids, accounted for 13% of the animal protein consumed in these households. This consumption was significantly higher in households in which poverty was more acute (low annual income and more dependent children). We found that repeated awareness campaigns involving theatre performances and/or film screenings (multimedia campaigns) contributed to a decrease in bushmeat consumption. This decrease exceeded 62% after exposure to four multimedia campaigns. We highlight the importance of awareness campaigns for reducing consumption of wild animals, and demonstrate the importance of recurring multimedia campaigns to maximize the impact of such conservation activities in rural communities.

scholarly journals COPING DECISION, STRATEGIES AND RURAL HOUSEHOLDS WELFARE IN COTE D'IVOIRE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ouoya Zrakpa Melaine
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Shocks ◽  
Strategic Choices ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Dominant Strategies ◽  
The Impact

<pre><em>Shocks are ubiquitous in the daily life of rural people in Côte d'Ivoire, like many other developing countries. These shocked households have to choose between coping or not. With data from the Household Standard of Living Survey in Côte d'Ivoire (ENV2015), we use a probit model to analyze the factors influencing the decision of rural households to cope or not and then we identify the dominant strategies of these households facing shocks. A logit model allows us to understand the impact of the strategic choices made by these households on their well-being. We find that only health shocks have a positive influence on household’s coping decision. Also, for these various shocks (health shocks, natural shocks, economic shocks and shocks related to conflicts / crimes), the dominant strategies are the reduction of consumption, then the receipt of donations and borrowing. However, it is the reduction of food consumption, borrowing and the sale of assets that have a positive impact on these households welfare approximated by their poverty status.</em></pre><div id="mouseposition-extension-element-full-container" style="position: fixed; top: 0px; left: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2147483647; font-weight: 400;"> </div>

scholarly journals Multidimensional Poverty in Côte d'Ivoire: A Measure by the Fuzzy Set Theory

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-148
Author(s):  
Patrick Franklin Kouassi ◽  
Anderson Stéphane Seka
Keyword(s):  
Cote D'ivoire ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Côte D’Ivoire ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Multidimensional Poverty ◽  
Cote D’Ivoire ◽  
Multidimensional Poverty Index ◽  
Complex Concept ◽  
Côte D'ivoire ◽  
Poor Households

Abstract Poverty is a complex concept, whose multidimensional aspect in Côte d’Ivoire. We rely on the Study of Living Standards (LSMS. 2008) allows us to understand the phenomenon by an approach of fuzzy sets. The results show that by measuring the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 45.36% of Ivoirians are structurally poor households in 2008, with differences at the departmental level, the place of residence and gender of household head, and at the nine (9) dimensions. Furthermore, examination of one-dimensional poverty indices by dimension contributing to the state of household deprivation, shows different profiles. This implies that strategies of poverty reduction cannot rely on a single instrument, or to cover a single area, but must use a set of measures affecting its different dimensions.

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