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Cette étude vise à évaluer l’état de pauvreté des riziculteurs en vue d’apprécier leurs capacités de gestion des risques auxquels ils sont exposés. Une enquête a permis de collecter des données dans 14 villages sur un échantillon de 183 ménages riziculteurs dans la région des plateaux au Togo. La formule de Foster Greer et de Thorbecke (FGT) a été utilisée pour calculer les indicateurs de pauvreté au sein de ces ménages. Les indicateurs de pauvreté sont élevés et témoignent l’extrême pauvreté qui règne au sein de ces ménages. L’incidence de la pauvreté, la profondeur de la pauvreté et la sévérité de la pauvreté sont respectivement 92,59%, 14,90% et 7,51% pour les producteurs de NERICA contre 96,15%, 32,50% et 12,73% pour les autres producteurs. Les facteurs socio-économiques et démographiques tels que la taille du ménage, la superficie cultivée en riz et le niveau d’éducation du chef de ménage ont une influence sur le statut de pauvreté de ces ménages. La gestion des risques par les ménages se fait de la même manière, principalement par la diversification de leur revenu. Ainsi les producteurs de NERICA et les non producteurs présentent pratiquement les mêmes filets de sécurité.The objective of this study is to evaluate the state of poverty of rice growers in order to appreciate their capacities of risk management in which they are exposed. Data used are from 14 villages on a sample of 183 household’s rice growers in the area of the plates in Togo. The formula of Foster Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) was used to calculate the indicators of poverty within these households. The indicators of poverty are raised and testify the extreme poverty which reigns in those households. The incidence of poverty, the depth of poverty and the severity of poverty are respectively 92,59%, 14,90% and 7,51% for the producers of NERICA against 96,15%, 32,50% and 12,7 3% for the other producers. Socio-economic and demographic factors such as the size of the household, the acreage out of rice and the level of education of the head of household have an influence on the statute of poverty of these households. The management of risks by the households is made same manner, mainly by the diversification of their income. Thus, producers of NERICA and the other producers present practically the same safety nets.
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