Revising the Roads Investment Strategy in Rural Areas : An Application for Uganda
Based on extensive data collection in Uganda, this paper demonstrates that the rural access index, as defined today, should not be a government objective because the benefit of such investment is minimal, whereas achieving rural accessibility at le...
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ACCESS ROAD ACCESS ROADS ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT AGRICULTURAL VALUE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT ANIMAL TRANSPORT AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES AVERAGE PRICE BICYCLE BICYCLES BIKES BITUMEN BRIDGE BUS BUSES CARRIAGEWAY CARRYING CAPACITY COMMODITY PRICES COMMUNITY ROADS DISTRICT ROAD DISTRICT ROADS DURABLE GOODS EARTH ROAD ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENT VEHICLE EFFICIENT VEHICLES ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EQUATIONS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES ON ROADS EXPORT MARKETS FAIR FEEDER ROAD FEEDER ROADS FINANCIAL BURDEN FOOTPATH FOOTPATHS FRAMEWORK FREIGHT FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT TRANSPORT FUNDS FOR ROADS GPS GRADE GRAVEL HANDCARTS HAULAGE HIGH TRANSPORT HIGH TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN TRANSPORT IMT INCOME INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INVENTORY INVESTMENT IN ROADS LANDSLIDES LOAD FACTORS LOADING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LORRY LOW VOLUME ROADS LOW VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC MAIN ROAD MAIN ROADS MARKET ACCESS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET INFORMATION MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET POWER MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET TOWNS MARKETING MEANS OF TRANSPORT MECHANIZATION MIDDLEMEN MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MODE OF TRAVEL MODES OF TRANSPORT MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLE MOTORCYCLES MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NATIONAL ROADS NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY NATIONAL TRANSPORT PACK ANIMAL PASSENGER PASSENGER MOBILITY PAVED ROADS PERIODIC MAINTENANCE PERSONAL MOBILITY POOR ROAD POPULATION DENSITY PRICE CHANGES PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE INCREASE PRODUCER PRICES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASING QUALITY OF TRANSPORT RECONSTRUCTION REDUCTION IN TRIP LENGTH ROAD ROAD ACCESS ROAD BUILDING ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROAD FUND ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD INVESTMENT ROAD INVESTMENTS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND ROAD NETWORK ROAD PLANNING ROAD QUALITY ROAD SECTOR ROAD SYSTEM ROADS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RURAL ACCESS RURAL ACCESSIBILITY RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD DENSITY RURAL ROAD INVESTMENT RURAL ROADS RURAL ROADS NETWORK RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL TRANSPORT POLICY SALE SALES SEALING SOILS SPEED SUBSTITUTE SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SURPLUS SURPLUSES TAX TAXIS TRACKS TRAFFIC TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COST TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT DEMAND TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT PATTERNS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT PRICE TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SERVICE TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT TIME TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION DATA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRAVEL DISTANCE TRAVEL TIME TRIP TRIP LENGTH TRUCK TRANSPORT TRUCKING TRUCKS TRUNK ROADS TYPES OF ROADS URBAN ROADS VALUE OF TIME VEHICLE VEHICLE COSTS VEHICLE TRANSPORT VEHICLE USE WALKING WALKING DISTANCE WHOLESALER WHOLESALERS |
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ACCESS ROAD ACCESS ROADS ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT AGRICULTURAL VALUE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT ANIMAL TRANSPORT AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES AVERAGE PRICE BICYCLE BICYCLES BIKES BITUMEN BRIDGE BUS BUSES CARRIAGEWAY CARRYING CAPACITY COMMODITY PRICES COMMUNITY ROADS DISTRICT ROAD DISTRICT ROADS DURABLE GOODS EARTH ROAD ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENT VEHICLE EFFICIENT VEHICLES ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EQUATIONS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES ON ROADS EXPORT MARKETS FAIR FEEDER ROAD FEEDER ROADS FINANCIAL BURDEN FOOTPATH FOOTPATHS FRAMEWORK FREIGHT FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT TRANSPORT FUNDS FOR ROADS GPS GRADE GRAVEL HANDCARTS HAULAGE HIGH TRANSPORT HIGH TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN TRANSPORT IMT INCOME INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INVENTORY INVESTMENT IN ROADS LANDSLIDES LOAD FACTORS LOADING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LORRY LOW VOLUME ROADS LOW VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC MAIN ROAD MAIN ROADS MARKET ACCESS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET INFORMATION MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET POWER MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET TOWNS MARKETING MEANS OF TRANSPORT MECHANIZATION MIDDLEMEN MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MODE OF TRAVEL MODES OF TRANSPORT MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLE MOTORCYCLES MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NATIONAL ROADS NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY NATIONAL TRANSPORT PACK ANIMAL PASSENGER PASSENGER MOBILITY PAVED ROADS PERIODIC MAINTENANCE PERSONAL MOBILITY POOR ROAD POPULATION DENSITY PRICE CHANGES PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE INCREASE PRODUCER PRICES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASING QUALITY OF TRANSPORT RECONSTRUCTION REDUCTION IN TRIP LENGTH ROAD ROAD ACCESS ROAD BUILDING ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROAD FUND ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD INVESTMENT ROAD INVESTMENTS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND ROAD NETWORK ROAD PLANNING ROAD QUALITY ROAD SECTOR ROAD SYSTEM ROADS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RURAL ACCESS RURAL ACCESSIBILITY RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD DENSITY RURAL ROAD INVESTMENT RURAL ROADS RURAL ROADS NETWORK RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL TRANSPORT POLICY SALE SALES SEALING SOILS SPEED SUBSTITUTE SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SURPLUS SURPLUSES TAX TAXIS TRACKS TRAFFIC TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COST TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT DEMAND TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT PATTERNS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT PRICE TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SERVICE TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT TIME TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION DATA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRAVEL DISTANCE TRAVEL TIME TRIP TRIP LENGTH TRUCK TRANSPORT TRUCKING TRUCKS TRUNK ROADS TYPES OF ROADS URBAN ROADS VALUE OF TIME VEHICLE VEHICLE COSTS VEHICLE TRANSPORT VEHICLE USE WALKING WALKING DISTANCE WHOLESALER WHOLESALERS Raballand, Gaël Macchi, Patricia Merotto, Dino Petracco, Carly Revising the Roads Investment Strategy in Rural Areas : An Application for Uganda |
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Africa Africa Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Uganda |
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Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5036 |
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Based on extensive data collection in
Uganda, this paper demonstrates that the rural access index,
as defined today, should not be a government objective
because the benefit of such investment is minimal, whereas
achieving rural accessibility at less than 2 kilometers
would require massive investments that are not sustainable.
Taking into account the fact that plot size is limited on
average to less than 1 hectare, a farmer s transport
requirement is usually minimal and does not necessarily
involve massive investments in infrastructure. This is
because most farmers cannot fully load a truck or pay for
this service and, even if productivity were to increase
significantly, the production threshold would not be reached
by most individual farmers. Therefore, in terms of public
policy, maintenance of the existing rural roads rather than
opening new roads should be given priority; the district
feeder road allocation maintenance formula should be revised
to take into account economic potential and, finally, policy
makers should devote their attention to innovative marketing
models from other countries where smallholder loads are
consolidated through private-based consolidators. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Raballand, Gaël Macchi, Patricia Merotto, Dino Petracco, Carly |
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Raballand, Gaël Macchi, Patricia Merotto, Dino Petracco, Carly |
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Raballand, Gaël |
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Revising the Roads Investment Strategy in Rural Areas : An Application for Uganda |
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Revising the Roads Investment Strategy in Rural Areas : An Application for Uganda |
| title_full |
Revising the Roads Investment Strategy in Rural Areas : An Application for Uganda |
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Revising the Roads Investment Strategy in Rural Areas : An Application for Uganda |
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Revising the Roads Investment Strategy in Rural Areas : An Application for Uganda |
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revising the roads investment strategy in rural areas : an application for uganda |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-42302021-04-23T14:02:16Z Revising the Roads Investment Strategy in Rural Areas : An Application for Uganda Raballand, Gaël Macchi, Patricia Merotto, Dino Petracco, Carly ACCESS ROAD ACCESS ROADS ACCESS TO MARKETS ACCESSIBILITY AFFORDABLE TRANSPORT AGRICULTURAL VALUE ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORT ANIMAL TRANSPORT AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT SERVICES AVERAGE PRICE BICYCLE BICYCLES BIKES BITUMEN BRIDGE BUS BUSES CARRIAGEWAY CARRYING CAPACITY COMMODITY PRICES COMMUNITY ROADS DISTRICT ROAD DISTRICT ROADS DURABLE GOODS EARTH ROAD ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENT VEHICLE EFFICIENT VEHICLES ELASTICITY OF DEMAND EQUATIONS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPENDITURES ON ROADS EXPORT MARKETS FAIR FEEDER ROAD FEEDER ROADS FINANCIAL BURDEN FOOTPATH FOOTPATHS FRAMEWORK FREIGHT FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT TRANSPORT FUNDS FOR ROADS GPS GRADE GRAVEL HANDCARTS HAULAGE HIGH TRANSPORT HIGH TRANSPORTATION HIGHWAY HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN TRANSPORT IMT INCOME INTERMEDIATE MEANS OF TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL MARKET INVENTORY INVESTMENT IN ROADS LANDSLIDES LOAD FACTORS LOADING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LORRY LOW VOLUME ROADS LOW VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC MAIN ROAD MAIN ROADS MARKET ACCESS MARKET COMPETITION MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET INFORMATION MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET POWER MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET TOWNS MARKETING MEANS OF TRANSPORT MECHANIZATION MIDDLEMEN MOBILITY MODE OF TRANSPORT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MODE OF TRAVEL MODES OF TRANSPORT MOTOR VEHICLES MOTORCYCLE MOTORCYCLES MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NATIONAL ROADS NATIONAL ROADS AUTHORITY NATIONAL TRANSPORT PACK ANIMAL PASSENGER PASSENGER MOBILITY PAVED ROADS PERIODIC MAINTENANCE PERSONAL MOBILITY POOR ROAD POPULATION DENSITY PRICE CHANGES PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE INCREASE PRODUCER PRICES PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASING QUALITY OF TRANSPORT RECONSTRUCTION REDUCTION IN TRIP LENGTH ROAD ROAD ACCESS ROAD BUILDING ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD CONSTRUCTION ROAD FUND ROAD IMPROVEMENT ROAD IMPROVEMENTS ROAD INVESTMENT ROAD INVESTMENTS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD MAINTENANCE FUND ROAD NETWORK ROAD PLANNING ROAD QUALITY ROAD SECTOR ROAD SYSTEM ROADS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE RURAL ACCESS RURAL ACCESSIBILITY RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL ROAD RURAL ROAD DENSITY RURAL ROAD INVESTMENT RURAL ROADS RURAL ROADS NETWORK RURAL TRANSPORT RURAL TRANSPORT POLICY SALE SALES SEALING SOILS SPEED SUBSTITUTE SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SURPLUS SURPLUSES TAX TAXIS TRACKS TRAFFIC TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COST TRANSPORT COST SAVINGS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT DEMAND TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MODE TRANSPORT OPERATIONS TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT PATTERNS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT PRICE TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS TRANSPORT RESEARCH TRANSPORT SERVICE TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT TIME TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRANSPORTATION DATA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRAVEL DISTANCE TRAVEL TIME TRIP TRIP LENGTH TRUCK TRANSPORT TRUCKING TRUCKS TRUNK ROADS TYPES OF ROADS URBAN ROADS VALUE OF TIME VEHICLE VEHICLE COSTS VEHICLE TRANSPORT VEHICLE USE WALKING WALKING DISTANCE WHOLESALER WHOLESALERS Based on extensive data collection in Uganda, this paper demonstrates that the rural access index, as defined today, should not be a government objective because the benefit of such investment is minimal, whereas achieving rural accessibility at less than 2 kilometers would require massive investments that are not sustainable. Taking into account the fact that plot size is limited on average to less than 1 hectare, a farmer s transport requirement is usually minimal and does not necessarily involve massive investments in infrastructure. This is because most farmers cannot fully load a truck or pay for this service and, even if productivity were to increase significantly, the production threshold would not be reached by most individual farmers. Therefore, in terms of public policy, maintenance of the existing rural roads rather than opening new roads should be given priority; the district feeder road allocation maintenance formula should be revised to take into account economic potential and, finally, policy makers should devote their attention to innovative marketing models from other countries where smallholder loads are consolidated through private-based consolidators. 2012-03-19T19:12:16Z 2012-03-19T19:12:16Z 2009-09-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090901135551 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4230 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5036 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa Sub-Saharan Africa East Africa Uganda |