TY - BOOK ID - 138242647 TI - Hidden Treasures in the Comoros : The Impact of Inter-Island Connectivity Improvement on Agricultural Production PY - 2019 PB - Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Agricultural Productivity KW - Agricultural Sector Economics KW - Agricultural Trade KW - Agriculture KW - Connectivity KW - Crops and Crop Management Systems KW - Instrumental Variable Tobit Regression KW - Market Access KW - Small Island Developing States KW - Transport KW - Transport and Trade Logistics KW - Transport Infrastructure KW - Value Chain Analysis UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:138242647 AB - The paper revisits the traditional transport-agricultural growth nexus. Connectivity is particularly challenging for small island developing states, such as the Comoros, where domestic markets are limited and transport and transaction costs tend to be high. Using household survey data from Comoros, the paper shows that significant untapped economic potential exists in the domestic market. The analysis shows that better transport connectivity increases crop production and market sales. Accessibility to Moroni, the primary market in the country, and inter-island connectivity are of particular importance. Not only transport infrastructure, but also services are important. Access to intermediary services, such as cooperatives and collectors, is also found to have a positive impact on crop production and market sales. ER -