What is Missing Between Agricultural Growth and Infrastructure Development? Cases of Coffee and Dairy in Africa

Although it is commonly believed that aggregate economic growth must be associated with public infrastructure stocks, the possible infrastructure needs and effects are different from industry to industry. The agriculture sector is typical. Various infrastructures would affect agriculture growth differently depending on the type of commodity. This paper finds that a general transport network is essential to promote coffee and cocoa production, perhaps along with irrigation facilities, depending on local rainfall. Conversely, along with the transport network, the dairy industry necessitates rural water supply services as well. In some African countries, a 1 percent improvement in these key aspects of infrastructure could raise GDP by about 0.1-0.4 percent, and by possibly by several percent in some cases.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Smith, James Wilson, Iimi, Atsushi
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2007-11
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL LABOR, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURE, ARBITRAGE, BANANAS, BARLEY, BEEF, BEER, CA, CANNING, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CASHEW NUTS, CASSAVA, CEREALS, CHEESE, CHOCOLATE, CIGARETTES, CLOVES, COCOA, COCOA BEANS, COCOA BUTTER, COCOA INDUSTRIES, COFFEE, COFFEE EXPORTS, COFFEE PRODUCTION, COFFEE SUBSTITUTES, COMMODITY, COMPETITIVENESS, CONSUMER PREFERENCES, CONSUMERS, COOPERATIVES, COTTON, COTTONSEED, CREAM, CROPLAND, CROPS, DAIRY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT, DAIRY INDUSTRY, DAIRY PRODUCTION, DAIRY PRODUCTS, DAIRY SECTOR, DEMAND ELASTICITY, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES, DIVIDENDS, DRIVERS, ECONOMETRICS, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMICS LITERATURE, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EFFICIENT TRANSPORT, ELASTICITY, ENDOGENOUS VARIABLES, EXPORTS, FARM, FARMERS, FARMING, FARMS, FLOUR, FOOD POLICY, FOOD POLICY RESEARCH, FOOD STAPLES, FRUIT, FRUITS, GDP, GRAINS, GROUNDNUTS, GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE, GROWTH RATE, HUMAN CAPITAL, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME GENERATION, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURES, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKETS, LINSEED, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, MAIZE, MANGOES, MARGINAL COST, MEAT, MILLET, NATIONAL INCOME, NATURAL RUBBER, OIL PALM, ONIONS, ORANGES, PADDY, PALM OIL, PAPAYAS, PERISHABILITY, PINEAPPLES, PLANTAINS, POTATOES, PRICE ELASTICITIES, PRICE ELASTICITY, PRODUCE, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTION FUNCTION, PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES, PUBLIC ROAD, PUBLIC SERVICES, QUALITY OF TRANSPORT, R&D, RA, RAILWAYS, RICE, ROAD, ROAD IMPROVEMENT, ROAD NETWORK, ROADS, ROOT CROPS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL ROADS, SEED, SEED COTTON, SESAME, SIDE EFFECTS, SILK, SMALL FARMER, SORGHUM, SPRING, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, SUGAR, SUGAR CANE, SWEET POTATOES, TARO, TEA, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TEXTILES, TOBACCO, TOMATOES, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADITIONAL ECONOMIES, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES, TRANSPORT NETWORK, TRANSPORTATION, TRUE, UNDERESTIMATES, UTILITY FUNCTION, VALUATION, VALUE ADDED, VANILLA, VEAL, VEHICLE, WATER SUPPLY, WHEAT, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO, YAM, YAMS, YIELDS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8772744/missing-between-agricultural-growth-infrastructure-development-cases-coffee-dairy-africa https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7652
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