Hidden Treasures in the Comoros : The Impact of Inter-Island Connectivity Improvement on Agricultural Production

Hidden Treasures in the Comoros : The Impact of Inter-Island Connectivity Improvement on Agricultural Production

The paper revisits the traditional transport-agricultural growth nexus. Connectivity is particularly challenging for small island developing states, such as the Comoros, where domestic markets are limited and transport and transaction costs tend to...

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Main Author: Iimi, Atsushi
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
MARKET ACCESS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
CONNECTIVITY
VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE TOBIT REGRESSION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/344871565098296944/Hidden-Treasures-in-the-Comoros-The-Impact-of-Inter-Island-Connectivity-Improvement-on-Agricultural-Production
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spelling okr-10986-322122022-09-05T00:23:01Z Hidden Treasures in the Comoros : The Impact of Inter-Island Connectivity Improvement on Agricultural Production Iimi, Atsushi AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES MARKET ACCESS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE CONNECTIVITY VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE TOBIT REGRESSION The paper revisits the traditional transport-agricultural growth nexus. Connectivity is particularly challenging for small island developing states, such as the Comoros, where domestic markets are limited and transport and transaction costs tend to be high. Using household survey data from Comoros, the paper shows that significant untapped economic potential exists in the domestic market. The analysis shows that better transport connectivity increases crop production and market sales. Accessibility to Moroni, the primary market in the country, and inter-island connectivity are of particular importance. Not only transport infrastructure, but also services are important. Access to intermediary services, such as cooperatives and collectors, is also found to have a positive impact on crop production and market sales. 2019-08-07T21:06:24Z 2019-08-07T21:06:24Z 2019-08 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/344871565098296944/Hidden-Treasures-in-the-Comoros-The-Impact-of-Inter-Island-Connectivity-Improvement-on-Agricultural-Production http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32212 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8960 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Comoros
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topic AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
MARKET ACCESS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
CONNECTIVITY
VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE TOBIT REGRESSION
spellingShingle AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES
MARKET ACCESS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
CONNECTIVITY
VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE TOBIT REGRESSION
Iimi, Atsushi
Hidden Treasures in the Comoros : The Impact of Inter-Island Connectivity Improvement on Agricultural Production
geographic_facet Africa
Comoros
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8960
description The paper revisits the traditional transport-agricultural growth nexus. Connectivity is particularly challenging for small island developing states, such as the Comoros, where domestic markets are limited and transport and transaction costs tend to be high. Using household survey data from Comoros, the paper shows that significant untapped economic potential exists in the domestic market. The analysis shows that better transport connectivity increases crop production and market sales. Accessibility to Moroni, the primary market in the country, and inter-island connectivity are of particular importance. Not only transport infrastructure, but also services are important. Access to intermediary services, such as cooperatives and collectors, is also found to have a positive impact on crop production and market sales.
format Working Paper
author Iimi, Atsushi
author_facet Iimi, Atsushi
author_sort Iimi, Atsushi
title Hidden Treasures in the Comoros : The Impact of Inter-Island Connectivity Improvement on Agricultural Production
title_short Hidden Treasures in the Comoros : The Impact of Inter-Island Connectivity Improvement on Agricultural Production
title_full Hidden Treasures in the Comoros : The Impact of Inter-Island Connectivity Improvement on Agricultural Production
title_fullStr Hidden Treasures in the Comoros : The Impact of Inter-Island Connectivity Improvement on Agricultural Production
title_full_unstemmed Hidden Treasures in the Comoros : The Impact of Inter-Island Connectivity Improvement on Agricultural Production
title_sort hidden treasures in the comoros : the impact of inter-island connectivity improvement on agricultural production
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/344871565098296944/Hidden-Treasures-in-the-Comoros-The-Impact-of-Inter-Island-Connectivity-Improvement-on-Agricultural-Production
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32212
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