Building Roads in Africa, Helping Farmers Access Markets
Posted on April 4, 2009
Poor infrastructure impedes access to resources and markets.
For example, in Africa, less than 50% of the rural population lives close to a four-seasons road. Transport can cost often constitute 50-60% of marketing costs in these situations.
The World Bank estimates that in India, fruit and vegetable post harvest losses amount to 40% of total production, or the equivalent of one year of fruit and vegetable consumption in the UK.
Tags: Africa, fertilizers, fruit, infrastructure, market access, principle3, UK, vegetables
