Rural infrastructure and agricultural productivity growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract

This paper investigates the agricultural productivity effects of infrastructure in Uganda based on set of household-level surveys. It finds a strong
link between improvement in rural infrastructure and agricultural productivity increases, but the impact on productivity various with different
infrastructure type. This means supporting policies and intervention programs aimed at improving productivity need to be correctly tailored
since the impacts depend on the infrastructure intervention (type).

IPRAA WORKING PAPER 161

JEL Classification: C51, D24, H54.
Keywords: Rural infrastructure, agricultural productivity, economic growth, Sub-Saharan Africa.

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