Publication: Burkina Faso Social Safety Nets
Date
2011-01
ISSN
Published
2011-01
Author(s)
Abstract
This report provides an inventory of
safety net programs in Burkina Faso and suggests policy
measures that could increase their coverage, efficiency, and
sustainability. It shows that the scope and coverage of the
existing safety nets is too limited. Most interventions are
small and temporary. On average, excluding subsidies, annual
spending on safety nets constituted only 0.6 percent of GDP
while about 20 percent of the population is food-insecure
and chronically poor. Food transfers are the main safety net
program, accounting for 69 percent of total spending and
over 80 percent of all beneficiaries. Most of the financing
for safety nets is external. The report recommends
developing a safety net system that adequately responds to
the needs of the poor.
Citation
“Cherrier, Cecile; del Ninno, Carlo; Razmara, Setareh. 2011. Burkina Faso Social Safety Nets. Social protection and labor discussion paper;no. 1403. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19008 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”