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

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  • Tranchant, Jean-Pierre
  • Gelli, Aulo
  • Masset, Edoardo

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We 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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  • Tranchant, Jean-Pierre & Gelli, Aulo & Masset, Edoardo, 2021. "Impact of conflict-related violence and presence of armed groups on food security: Evidence from longitudinal analysis in Mali," IFPRI discussion papers 2095, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:ifprid:2095
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    1. Aysegül Kayaoglu & Ghassan Baliki & Tilman Brück, 2023. "Conducting (Long-term) Impact Evaluations in Humanitarian and Conflict Settings: Evidence from a complex agricultural intervention in Syria," HiCN Working Papers 386, Households in Conflict Network.
    2. Dorothee Weiffen & Ghassan Baliki & Tilman Brück, 2022. "Violent conflict moderates food security impacts of agricultural asset transfers in Syria: A heterogeneity analysis using machine learning," HiCN Working Papers 381, Households in Conflict Network.

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    Keywords

    MALI; WEST AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF SAHARA; AFRICA; conflicts; armed conflicts; violence; food security; dietary diversity; armed groups; calorie intake;
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