Roads and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper assesses the relationship between access to markets and land cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa. Using a geo-referenced panel over four decades (1970–2010) during which the road network was significantly improved, we find a modest impact of improved market accessibility on local cropland e...

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Main Authors:	Berg, Claudia N., Blankespoor, Brian, Selod, Harris
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2018
Subjects:	TRANSPORTATION MARKET ACCESS CROP PRODUCTION CROPLAND ROADWAYS LAND CULTIVATION
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29662

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spelling	okr-10986-296622021-05-25T10:54:36Z Roads and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Berg, Claudia N. Blankespoor, Brian Selod, Harris TRANSPORTATION MARKET ACCESS CROP PRODUCTION CROPLAND ROADWAYS LAND CULTIVATION This paper assesses the relationship between access to markets and land cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa. Using a geo-referenced panel over four decades (1970–2010) during which the road network was significantly improved, we find a modest impact of improved market accessibility on local cropland expansion – especially in places that are exposed to better agricultural production conditions – as well as suggestive evidence of an increase in the local intensity of cultivation. Suggestive evidence of a positive association between improved market accessibility and local GDP growth beyond the impact of cropland expansion could reflect the stimulation of non-agricultural activities. 2018-04-11T19:57:06Z 2018-04-11T19:57:06Z 2018 Journal Article The Journal of Development Studies 0022-0388 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29662 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Mali Tanzania
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description	This paper assesses the relationship between access to markets and land cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa. Using a geo-referenced panel over four decades (1970–2010) during which the road network was significantly improved, we find a modest impact of improved market accessibility on local cropland expansion – especially in places that are exposed to better agricultural production conditions – as well as suggestive evidence of an increase in the local intensity of cultivation. Suggestive evidence of a positive association between improved market accessibility and local GDP growth beyond the impact of cropland expansion could reflect the stimulation of non-agricultural activities.
format	Journal Article
author	Berg, Claudia N. Blankespoor, Brian Selod, Harris
author_facet	Berg, Claudia N. Blankespoor, Brian Selod, Harris
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title	Roads and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short	Roads and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full	Roads and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr	Roads and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed	Roads and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort	roads and rural development in sub-saharan africa
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2018
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29662
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Roads and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

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