Roads and Agriculture: Impacts of Connectivity in Peru

This article reports on a study undertaken to estimate the impact of road infrastructure on the performance of the agricultural sector in the Andes of Peru. The topographical diversity of Peru is related to longer travel time, higher road construction and maintenance costs, and lower density of the surface transportation network (which limits access to markets). The authors discuss variables including travel time, shifts of production for self-consumption to production for the market, changes in farmer’s income, and impacts on the diversification of the agricultural sector. The data used in the study was obtained from agricultural and transport geo-referenced databases. The authors found that the expansion of road connectivity reduced farmers' travel time by an average of 3.1 hours and the proportion of output sold in the market increases by up to 40 percentage points. The authors contend that their results are robust to the inclusion of year and region fixed-effects, and when controlling for geography (i.e., slope and altitude), population variables, and mining activity. They conclude with a discussion of some of the additional parameters, besides improved infrastructure, necessary for full agricultural sector development.

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  • Special issue on European Transport Conference 2017.
• Authors:
  • Aguirre, Julio
  • Campana, Yohnny
  • Guerrero, Elmer
  • Ugarte, Daniel De La Torre
• Publication Date: 2018-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 605-604
• Serial:
  • International Journal of Transport Economics
  • Volume: 45
  • Issue Number: 4
  • ISSN: 0391-8440
  • Serial URL: http://www.libraweb.net/riviste.php?chiave=67

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agricultural industry; Agriculture; Costs; Farming; Infrastructure; Markets; Travel time
• Geographic Terms: Andes Mountains; Peru
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01708070
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 2019 11:05AM