Livestock holdings in rural areas of the West African Semi-arid Tropics (WASAT) are often substantial yet there is … consumption ex post via savings in the form of livestock. Based on data covering Burkina Faso's 2004 drought, we find that … livestock sales increase significantly in response to drought with households citing the need to finance food consumption. Some …

examine the extent to which livestock, grain storage and interhousehold transfers are used to smooth consumption against … income risk. The survey coincided with a period of severe drought, so that the results provide direct evidence on the …

We measure if and to what extent livestock sales during food shortages affect the wealth value of livestock. For this … markets), for the period from January 1991 to December 2009. The empirical evidence is consistent with increased livestock … sales during food shortages, especially small livestock, and especially in the south. Results are robust for different ways …