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Crop Choice and Infrastructure Accessibility in Tanzania: Subsistence Crops or Export Crops?

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dc.contributor.authorMelibaeva, Sevara
dc.contributor.authorIimi, Atsushi
dc.contributor.authorHumphreys, Richard Martin
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-16T15:44:09Z
dc.date.available2015-07-16T15:44:09Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractAfrica has great potential for agriculture. Although international commodity prices have been buoyant, Africa’s supply response seems to be weak. A variety of constraints may exist. Using the case of Tanzania, the paper examines the impact of market connectivity, domestic and international, on farmers’ crop choices. It is shown that the international market connectivity, measured by transport costs to the maritime port, is important for farmers to choose export crops, such as cotton and tobacco. Internal connectivity to the domestic market is also found to be important for growing food crops, such as maize and rice. Among other inputs, access to irrigation and improved seed availability are also important factors in the crop choices of farmers. The size of land area is one constraint to promote the crop shift. The paper also reports the finding that farmers are not using market prices effectively in their choice of crop, even after the endogeneity of local prices is taken into account.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24637475/crop-choice-infrastructure-accessibility-tanzania-subsistence-crops-or-export-crops
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7306
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22179
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7306
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectACCESS TO FERTILIZER
dc.subjectCROP VARIETY
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE
dc.subjectFERTILIZER
dc.subjectDOMESTIC FOOD
dc.subjectSORGHUM
dc.subjectCROP SELECTION
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKETS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE SECTOR
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCERS
dc.subjectACCESS TO IRRIGATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFERTILIZER COST
dc.subjectCASSAVA
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectOIL PALM
dc.subjectREGION
dc.subjectSMALL FARMERS
dc.subjectCROP PRICE
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectCROP YIELD
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEMAND FOR FOOD
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectCROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD CROP PRODUCTION
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIALIZATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
dc.subjectCASH CROPS
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectCROP TYPE
dc.subjectCROP CHOICE
dc.subjectCOTTON PRICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEAD
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectSEEDS
dc.subjectSESAME
dc.subjectCOTTON SECTOR
dc.subjectPALM OIL
dc.subjectREGIONAL MARKET
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCERS
dc.subjectSEED
dc.subjectCROP CHOICES
dc.subjectLAND RIGHTS
dc.subjectCROP ALTERNATIVES
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectIRRIGATION WATER
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectRURAL ROADS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectCOCOA
dc.subjectTOBACCO
dc.subjectSUBSIDIES
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL IMPORTS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFERTILIZER SUBSIDIES
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTEA
dc.subjectREGIONAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectAGRIBUSINESS
dc.subjectCASHEW NUTS
dc.subjectNESTED LOGIT MODEL
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE CROPS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXPORTS
dc.subjectCROP PRICES
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectMAIZE YIELDS
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectREPORTS
dc.subjectSEED TYPES
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectGLOBAL FOOD
dc.subjectCROP SUITABILITY
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCOFFEE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectFAO
dc.subjectPRODUCTION AREA
dc.subjectFERTILIZER USE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL INPUTS
dc.subjectROAD USER
dc.subjectEXPORT CROPS
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectCOTTON
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectWALKING
dc.subjectGROUNDNUTS
dc.subjectSINGLE CROP
dc.subjectWATER AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectRURAL RESIDENTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR FOOD
dc.subjectRAILROAD
dc.subjectFOOD CROP
dc.subjectIRRIGATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectBANANAS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCOOPERATIVES
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectYIELDS
dc.subjectWALKING DISTANCE
dc.subjectFOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectREMOTE AREAS
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCOFFEE EXPORTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION COSTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCENTIVES
dc.titleCrop Choice and Infrastructure Accessibility in Tanzaniaen
dc.title.subtitleSubsistence Crops or Export Crops?en
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleCrop Choice and Infrastructure Accessibility in Tanzania: Subsistence Crops or Export Crops?
okr.date.disclosure2015-06-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:21:46.625095Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24637475/crop-choice-infrastructure-accessibility-tanzania-subsistence-crops-or-export-crops
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7306
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082f31f09_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24637475
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.topicAgriculture and Farming Systems
okr.topicAgriculture::Climate Change and Agriculture
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicTransport::Transport Economics & Policy Planning
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Export Competitiveness
okr.unitTrade and Competitiveness Global Practice Group
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