Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Development …

Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Development Per Pinstrup-Andersen The Babcock Professor of Food, Nutrition and Public Policy Cornell University And Satoru Shimokawa Candidate, Applied Economics and Management Cornell University Paper prepared for presentation at the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics, Tokyo, Japan, May 29-30, 2006. 1. Abstract Agricultural Development is essential for economic growth, Rural Development , and poverty alleviation in low-income developing countries. Productivity increase in agriculture is an effective driver of economic growth and poverty reduction both within and outside Agricultural sectors. Such productivity increase depends on good Rural Infrastructure , well functioning domestic markets, appropriate institutions, and access to appropriate technology. While the state of Rural Infrastructure varies widely among developing countries, most lower-income developing countries suffer severe Rural Infrastructure deficiencies.

3 Agricultural Development is Essential for Economic Growth, Rural Development, and Poverty Alleviation Agriculture constitutes the core of the economy of most low-income developing countries.

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  Development, Infrastructures, Agricultural, Rural development, Rural, Rural infrastructure and agricultural development

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