Impact of conflict-related violence and presence of armed groups on food security: Evidence from longitudinal analysis in Mali

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dc.creatorTranchant, Jean-Pierre
dc.creatorGelli, Aulo
dc.creatorMasset, Edoardo
dc.date2021-12-31
dc.date2024-05-22T12:14:22Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:14:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:13:20Z
dc.descriptionWe assess the impact of conflict exposure on households’ food security in rural areas of Mopti, Mali over the period 2012-17. Our main data source is a unique panel dataset of 1,617 households for which the baseline round was collected before the conflict broke out. We estimate the impact of conflict with a weighted difference-in-differences approach. We find that exposure to high level of conflict-related fatalities within a radius of 50km leads to a reduction of daily calorie intake per adult equivalent of 311 kcal (0.39 SD) and a reduction of dietary diversity score by one food group (0.56 SD). The presence of armed groups leads to lower dietary diversity (by 1.2 food group) but has no independent effect on calories. The negative impact of conflict on dietary diversity is concentrated on households with higher scores at baseline. We also estimate whether receiving food assistance mitigates the impact of conflict. We find that school-feeding protects households facing intense conflict by supporting calorie intake.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143470
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/98094
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceTranchant, Jean-Pierre; Gelli, Aulo; and Masset, Edoardo. 2021. Impact of conflict-related violence and presence of armed groups on food security: Evidence from longitudinal analysis in Mali. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2095. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134960.
dc.subjectcalories
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectconflicts
dc.subjectarmed conflicts
dc.subjectviolence
dc.subjectdietary diversity
dc.titleImpact of conflict-related violence and presence of armed groups on food security: Evidence from longitudinal analysis in Mali
dc.typeWorking Paper

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