Politiques agricoles et accès aux parcours communs dans le terroir de Ouara à l'ouest du Burkina Faso : une analyse économique et environnementale à l'aide de la programmation linéaire

Agricultural policies and common pasture access in the village territory of Ouara in Western Burkina Faso: an economic and environmental analysis using linear programming model. This study uses a linear programming model to estimate economic and environmental impacts of common pastures management policies at village territory level in western Burkina Faso. Results show that considerable economic surplus can be locally released by negotiating taxes for common resources access. The model makes it possible moreover to determine the maximum number of transhumant livestock, which the village territory can accommodate according to the constraint of animal feeding and that of erosion. These indicators can be used to facilitate the assistance with the collective negotiation in the framework of village territory management committees.