Roads and Rural Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Taylor and Francis

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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.

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TRANSPORTATION, MARKET ACCESS, CROP PRODUCTION, CROPLAND, ROADWAYS, LAND CULTIVATION

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http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/409789

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https://hdl.handle.net/10986/29662

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