The Development Of Rural Development - 1405 Words

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 fu nds 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). T hese 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