Abstract: The effect of socioeconomic and technical changes impacting rural areas needs to be better understood in order to develop applicable policies and strategies to improve conditions for rural residents and places. The South and its Black Belt is noted for the disparities between this region and the rest of the United States in terms of having a disproportionate comparison on all social and infrastructural indicators which in turn is reflected in the extensive and prevalent nature of the region’s poverty. Several studies have explored some of the subject areas such as rural community services, transport infrastructure, poverty, and the decaying social infrastructure, but significant research is yet to be undertaken on the cumulative effect of these on the agricultural production of this region. This paper proposes a conceptual framework for the impact of rural community services, energy and transportation infrastructure on production outputs across the Black Belt Region based on a detailed review of existing literature. The framework comprises six factors, namely the Institution and civil society, physical infrastructure, Agricultural Research and Technology, Farmers, and exogenous factors. It is envisaged that this theoretical model will serve as a useful tool in identifying and addressing the infrastructural gap which consequently has long-term benefits on the agricultural output of the region.
Keywords: Black-Belt Region, Rural-community services, physical infrastructure, conceptual model, Agricultural Output.
Title: Assessing the Impact of Rural Communities Services, Energy, Transport Infrastructure on Agricultural Production Outputs across Black Belt Region: A Conceptual Framework
Author: J O OLUWOYE, O O DAIRO, B HERBERT, J BUKENYA
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations
ISSN 2348-1218 (print), ISSN 2348-1226 (online)
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