Rural road development in Afghanistan has suffered due to war and lack of maintenance. About 80% of the rural population is not able to access markets with motorized transport, either because the roads are of poor quality and hence seasonal and/or there are not roads at all. Even the major market centers (or major growth centers) are poorly linked with each other and with local markets. The estimated road density of 0.027km of road per square kilometer of land and the ratio of roads to cultivated land of 0.35km of road per square kilometer of land places Afghanistan at the bottom end of developing countries. This has several effects. Only an estimated one-third to one-half of the agricultural output enters the market. Markets are also poorly integrated. Fares and rates are high because of high vehicle operating costs. Up to 20 percent of the fruit and vegetables sold are damaged while transported. Innovation is thwarted as farmers pursue a subsistence first strategy which is dominated by cereal crops. The rebuilding agricultural markets program (RAMP) has since 2003 rehabilitate 49 road segments in 7 provinces: 1 in Wardak; 2 in Ghazni; 3 each in Baghlan and Parwan; 7 in Kunduz; 9 in Balkh; and 24 in Nangarhar. These road segments have a total length of 522km. The rehabilitation work involved surfacing, track/earth gravel, compacting and upgrading to all season road, and all minor and major cross drainage works, washes, culverts and on existing gravel. The roads were selected because they link farms with district market centers. Some of the roads also connect villages with primary roads and highways and through them with major markets in the country and in the region.


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    Title :

    Rebuilding Agricultural Markets Program (RAMP) Road Rehabilitation Report


    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    33 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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