Cities and agricultural development

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dc.creatorSteinhuebel-Rasheed, Linda
dc.creatorChristiaensen, Luc
dc.creatorMinten, Bart
dc.creatorSwinnen, Johan
dc.creatorVandercasteelen, Joachim
dc.date2025-10-06
dc.date2025-07-14T15:49:29Z
dc.date2025-07-14T15:49:29Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:34:38Z
dc.descriptionIn recent decades, rapid urbanization in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has significantly affected agrifood systems and agricultural development. Innovations in transportation, storage, and value chains, as well as the expansion of nonfarm sectors, have transformed rural communities and reshaped agricultural production patterns. This review revisits the evolving link between cities and agriculture in LMICs, drawing on key theoretical frameworks and recent empirical findings. Three major pathways determining the interaction between urban centers and agricultural development emerge. First, transportation costs and access to urban markets continue to influence agricultural decision-making. Second, changing consumer preferences following urbanization and growing integration into global agrifood value chains drive lasting changes in local farming systems. Third, the expansion of urban nonfarm labor markets is shifting labor away from farms, with uncertain consequences for agricultural development. As a result, the empirical evidence is often context specific. JEL codes: J61, O18, Q12, Q15, R11, R14
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/175629
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/108340
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAnnual Reviews
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceSteinhuebel-Rasheed, Linda; Christiaensen, Luc; Minten, Bart; Swinnen, Johan; and Vandercasteelen, Joachim. 2025. Cities and agricultural development. Annual Review of Resource Economics 17: 15.1-15.21. Early publication first published online July 7, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-101623-104546
dc.subjectagrifood systems
dc.subjectagricultural development
dc.subjectagricultural value chains
dc.subjectlivelihood diversification
dc.subjecturbanization
dc.subjecttransport
dc.titleCities and agricultural development
dc.typeJournal Article

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