EFFECTS OF FARMER’S MANAGEMENT ON FOOD SECURITY IN CEMAC

Abstract

This study consists of analyzing the effect of Farmer Supervision on food security in the CEMAC zone, with regard to the persistence of the phenomenon of food insecurity which undermines for a panel of three countries (Cameroon, Chad and Gabon) for the period 2000 to 2018. This study investigates the validity of the hypothesis through panel data analysis. Using a panel ARDL model and following the models used by Nubukpo (2007),Guru and Hadjimichael (1996),Gurgand (1994),we find that in the short and long term that the agricultural supervision is positively related to the growth of agriculture production and agricultural income. It also emerges from the estimation of the linear model that a shock on the agricultural supervision has an effect not only on agricultural production but also on all the others variables. Indeed, the coefficients of these two variables are statistically significant at level. The coefficients associated with the agricultural supervision and agricultural production is positive and significant at the 5% level. The government of the three countries (Cameroon, Chad and Gabon) must take and strengthen economic policy measures in order to properly supervise farmers.