Road connectivity, population, and crop production in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Dorosh, Paul A.; Wang, Hyoung Gun; You, Liangzhi; Schmidt, Emily

doi:10.1111/j.1574-0862.2011.00567.x

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“…In Ethiopia, households living further away from markets and main roads report the highest post-harvest losses, while lower rainfall (higher losses) had a minor effect compared to the remoteness of households. Therefore, infrastructure and access to markets is not only of major importance for stimulating agricultural productivity, growth and development but also for reducing post-harvest losses (Dorosh et al 2012;Tefera 2012). Thus, the reduction of post-harvest losses in Ethiopia requires large public investments but these are complementary to investments required for achieving productivity growth and food security (Rosegrant et al 2015).…”

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Post-harvest management and post-harvest losses of cereals in Ethiopia

Hengsdijk

Boer

2017

Food Sec.

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Recent and systematic evidence on the magnitude of post-harvest losses in sub-Saharan Africa is scarce, hindering the identification of interventions to reduce losses. Here, we unlock standardized and systematically collected information on post-harvest management and farmer-reported post-harvest loss estimates from the Living Standards Measurement Study -Integrated Surveys in Agriculture. Using the data from Ethiopia, the objective is to disentangle factors that induce or relate to post-harvest losses in cereals. The data of approximately 2500 households and 5500 cereal records were analysed. Cereal post-harvest loss was reported by only 10% of these households. The average self-reported post-harvest loss was 24%. Rodents and other pests were most frequently reported to cause these losses. Adoption of improved storage methods was limited and most cereals were stored inside the house in bags. Random Forests (RF) was applied to gain insight into factors and conditions favouring post-harvest losses. Application of RF explained 31% of the variation in postharvest losses reported by farmers. Three major factors associated with post-harvest losses were the distance of the household dwelling to the nearest market, the distance of the household dwelling to the main road, and average annual rainfall. Losses increased the further households were located from a market or main road, and losses also tended to decrease with higher rainfall. The standardized and nationally representative survey data from Ethiopia used were a good starting point for modelling post-harvest losses but the finally available information appeared to be partial. Therefore, this paper calls for better data collection, which could help to better target interventions needed to reduce post-harvest losses.

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Post-harvest management and post-harvest losses of cereals in Ethiopia

Hengsdijk

Boer

2017

Food Sec.

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“…Howe 2003). In some rural areas, this employment appears have helped to keep young men in the village where otherwise they would drift into town in search of work (Porter 2002b;Porter, Tewodros et al 2013 Although the majority of studies of market access focus on road connectivity to markets, rather than on the role of transport services, observations across Africa suggest that an all-season road is more likely to be associated with regular motorised transport services than a poor road and, if agricultural conditions are favourable, production and associated prosperity in the farming population will be higher than in remoter areas with poor access (Dorosh et al 2012). In the case of perishable products, such as tomatoes, cassava or plantain, motorized transport often plays a crucial role in travel time for ensuring adequate market access while produce is still in good condition.…”

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Transport Services and Their Impact on Poverty and Growth in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Recent Research and Future Research Needs

Porter

2014

Transport Reviews

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Porter, Gina (2014) 'Transport services and their impact on poverty and growth in rural sub-Saharan Africa : a review of recent research and future research needs.', Transport reviews., 34 (1). pp. 25-45. Further information on publisher's website: Use policyThe full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. Suggestions are made regarding the type of studies and methods which could help to reduce some of these gaps.

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“…However, the role of transport investment in rural areas should not be underestimated as transport has strong links to increased agricultural productivity in developing countries, which leads to reduced household level poverty (Dorosh et al, 2012;Khandker et al, 2006). As the World Bank states "inadequate transport has long been considered a particular impediment to agricultural growth and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa" (World Bank, 2012, p. 5).…”

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Potholes and pitfalls: The impact of rural transport on female entrepreneurs in Nigeria

Seedhouse

Johnson

Newbery

2016

Journal of Transport Geography

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a b s t r a c tThe role of transport in stimulating economic development in developing countries is well documented. However the specific impact of rural transport policy and provision on female entrepreneurs is less well known. Drawing upon the experiences of a group of growth-focused female entrepreneurs receiving support from a national programme, this research explores how they use transport for their business activities, transport barriers that they are subject to and ways in which these barriers are being surmounted. To this end it uses the findings from telephone surveys, supported by in-depth interviews to generate data about their business and transport behaviours. It identifies that many of the women feel that the current transport situation is having a negative impact on the success of their businesses, and has affected their ability to recruit employees, service customers and deliver goods. Whilst the women had a very poor understanding of transport policy, many of them felt that the main issue is the poor quality of the roads. In the short term initiatives to support the specific needs of women would be highly valuable in helping these entrepreneurs to successfully grow their businesses. In the long term a significant amount of investment is required to improve rural transport to meet the needs of female entrepreneurs.

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Road connectivity, population, and crop production in Sub‐Saharan Africa

Abstract: Journal articleIFPRI3; ISI; CRP2DSGD; EPTD; PIMPRCGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM

Cited by 78 publications

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Post-harvest management and post-harvest losses of cereals in Ethiopia

Post-harvest management and post-harvest losses of cereals in Ethiopia

Transport Services and Their Impact on Poverty and Growth in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of Recent Research and Future Research Needs

Potholes and pitfalls: The impact of rural transport on female entrepreneurs in Nigeria

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