The effect of property rights on the adoption of water and soil conservation techniques by cereal producers in Burkina Faso

Abstract

This article is an attempt to give an answer to the main research question entitled: what is the effect of property rights on the adoption of water and soil conservation techniques by cereal producers in Burkina Faso. The objective of this article is to evaluate the effect of property rights on the adoption of water and soil conservation techniques by cereal producers in Burkina Faso. A multivariate probit model is used on a sample of 4,813 plots from the survey carried out by the second National Land Management Program (PNGT2) in 2011 on households in Burkina Faso. The results show that formal property rights positively influence the probability of adoption of stone bunds, half-moons and hedgerows. The main conclusion of this research is that formal property rights positively influence the probability of adoption of stone bunds, half-moons and hedgerows. The article therefore recommends the use of water and soil conservation techniques by cereal producers with formal property rights over their plots.