Better rural physical connectivity can open up local, regional and global markets for rural products and the supporting non-farm activities, bringing prosperity to the agricultural sector. Better transport infrastructure in rural areas makes it easier for smallholder farmers to compete in local and distant markets, and contributes to higher agricultural productivity. In Ghanaian villages, this allowed for more efficient movement of agricultural inputs and produce for SMEs and better prices for their products, as they could sell them directly rather than through intermediaries.