Rural development can be referred to as actions and initiatives to improve the socio-economic life in villages and non-urban neighborhoods. It involves provision of social, physical, and institutional infrastructural facilities. Agricultural development is transforming from a traditional level to a market oriented one. According to Okonkwor (1987), agricultural development is a process of change not fully from the traditional and subsistence mode to more productive and commercialized enterprises but also the transformation of the people who engage in it. Infrastructural facilities help in transforming the economy. According to an inaugural Africa rural development forum, countries that have developed their rural infrastructure have …show more content…
Availability of infrastructural facilities improves agricultural development, which helps to reduce poverty. There are some international agencies that help in improving quality of lives and alleviating poverty by providing funds and through programs. Social, physical and institutional infrastructural facilities promote rural development, which improves socio-economic life. In sub-Saharan Africa, about 70 per cent of the population has limited or no access to electricity hindering socioeconomic development,. The economic development of a country depends on the quantity and quality of its resources, the state of technology and the efficient deployment of resources in both the production and consumption processes (Fapohunda, 1979). According to World Food Summit, roads, electricity, supplies, telecommunications and other infrastructure services are limited in all rural areas, although they are of key importance to stimulate agricultural investment and growth. In recent years, there has been a belief that the differences in growth between the successful East Asian economies and other parts of the developing world can be explained by failure to invest sufficiently in infrastructure (Estache and Fay, 2007). These facilities can be good water supply, education, health care and power supply. Availability of these resources will increase job opportunities and increase income. If infrastructures are improved in a
I was born and raised in developing country, Indonesia, the situation made me observed less progressive basic infrastructure such as roads, bridges, electricity, and mass transportation availability in many Indonesia’s rural regions or even cities, because I witnessed by myself during the time I lived in my hometown South Tangerang City and the village
However, the concept of rural markets, in India, is still evolving and possesses like any other sector its own set of opportunities and challenges. The primary objective of this study will be understanding
South Asia is one of the most densely populated regions of the world, where despite a slow growth, agriculture remains the backbone of rural economy as it employs one half to over 90 percent of the labor force. Both extensive and intensive policy measures for agriculture
In some countries, people living in poverty may be oppressed, current low economic status causing unemployment or homelessness. Many people are living in poverty due to situations out of their control. It seems like in other countries, direct assistance has helped influence the reduction of poverty. There have been many studies performed to change societies perceptions and solutions to rid poverty such as providing education, reduce the cost of living, raise minimum wage and try direct assistance. Education can be a helpful tool in bringing people out of poverty because it increases the number of highly skilled workers which help generate more money for everyone.
Raw Materials Unavailability: Raw materials are less available or unavailable. It may be gathered from distance sources that incur high expenses. Poor infrastructure for production of product & services: Due to undeveloped mode of every sector , Production infrastructure is not suitable. Markets are not available: Market for products are not available. People want low cost product because they have less sources of income. Customers are less available for good products: High quality products are costly. They are not beared by customers because their purchasing power is low. More dependent families: Less people earn and more people want to consume. It means more people are dependent upon income generating members. Lands are not suitable for agriculture: Lands are mostly barren due to poor irrigation system, mismanagement of water, unavailability of modern agriculture methods application and tools, etc. People depend upon still upon ancient irrigation system. Cheap labors are available: Labors are easily available at low costs but they are mostly unskilled. So they are useless in technical works or in high rated projects.
Majority of the people in Ethiopia are suffering from poverty. In Ethiopia there is no enough food and people cannot feed their families easily. All of these poverty problems are related to backward agriculture and drought. Agriculture is one of the basic source of food and people depend on the agricultural products in Ethiopia, but it is very back ward and farmers are still using oxen and horses to cultivate the land. This is why farmers cannot produce enough and their work is from hand to mouth. Agriculture in Ethiopia depends on the rain, therefore if there is no enough rain there is no enough food. These are some of the agricultural problems in Ethiopia.
Agenda Item 1 was agreed upon on May 26, 2013. The Rural Reform Agreement “focuses on the people, the small producer, land access and distribution, the fight against poverty, stimuli to agricultural and livestock production and the reactivation of the rural economy.” The success of this endeavor is critical to eliminating the
The increase of productivity in the farmlands has a positive effect in cities as well, providing more food at affordable prices to combat high costs of living in cities and serve as a source for raw materials for increased manufacturing and industrialization. In order for Africa to compete on global markets, it is imperative that productivity gains are achieved both in agribusiness and manufacturing.
on agriculture, stresses on food self-sufficiency and employment to the rural people as the top priorities. Nevertheless, this food self-sufficiency is under strong constraints and handicaps, particularly from the massive rural population growth which consequently leading to illiteracy, ignorance, and backwardness. Besides, alarming also leading to land under cultivation is not only diminishing but also gets further fragmented, ecology degraded, infrastructural facilities do not match with the growth of rural population. This problem has been aggravated mainly by demographic pressure which leads to a large number of very small fields of the country and poor infrastructure facilities like water, electricity, transport, educational institutions, communication, health, warehousing etc. Unless these problems are strategically attended and pragmatic efforts are initiated, India, can’t flourish its rural areas and communities. Keeping these in view, the present paper tries to identify the impediments in implementing rural development programmes and pragmatic efforts to overcome them for ensuring equitable and sustainable development in rural
Poor rural communities are at a disadvantage when it comes to obtaining and utilizing resources. Education and health facilities are not readily available, water supply and sewage systems are generally inadequate, and the people face severe constraints in accessing technology and infrastructure (IFAD). Unlike the urbanized regions in Brazil, there are no ports in the northern area which makes agriculture far less important. Off-farm incomes have grown, and at least 30% of rural people are engaged in
What should the priorities be for the improvement of rural development policy (with respect to both content and implementation)?
A long term solution towards food security, inadequate infrastructure, lack of education and less medical health care is to build major infrastructural projects, such as hospitals, schools and barns (food storage). As a result of these projects, Chad will increase its stability in healthcare, education and food security. Although, this solution will not be enough to completely stabilise healthcare, education and food security it will make a significant impact to the people in Chad, whom are suffering from sicknesses, lack of education and malnourishment. Altogether, building major infrastructural improves the social-economic status (SES) and social security of the country, as well as the Human Development Index
One way to reduce poverty is to create organizations or donate money to current organizations that help those in need. For example “Living on One” is an organization which was started by four boys in college that decided to see what life would be like to live on less than a dollar a day. They packed only a few clothes and went to Guatemala. When they were there they said they learned something that lots of people don't realize. The little things can make a big difference and you not even know it. Living on One, as they were listing ways people can help, said that even clean water can help such as storing it, having a filter system, installing a pump that can reach aquifers below grounds, digging a well, just raising awareness, and local
Food production in Africa has to be improved dramatically. There is a food deficit as agricultural development has not reached its full potential yet. African farmers today use almost no fertilizer and only 4 percent of their cropland has been irrigated (Paarlberg, 2010). African governments should take on the role of investing into the development of agriculture in the region. It is surprising that while 60 percent of the population depends on the farming sector, the government only invests 5 percent of its budget on agriculture (Paarlberg,
Since many rural households derive income from some form of non-farm activity, increasing the profitability and range of such activities would improve their ways of living security and living conditions (Awoyemi, 2004). However, expansion of these opportunities related to the asset status and barriers to entry resulting from inadequate or differential access to markets (Ellis, 2000). It is obvious that rural economy is not based on agriculture but rather on a diverse means of activities and enterprises. Much recent thinking on this subject is based on the concept of livelihood diversification as a survival strategy of rural households in developing countries (Ellis, 1998). Farming remains important but rural people are looking for diverse opportunities to increase and stabilize their incomes.