Unlocking the socio-economic potential of rural Ghana through policy interventions for rural transport services
This brief provides recommendations aimed at better measuring the adequacy of transport services for meeting the access needs of rural people
Abstract
This policy brief provides key recommendations emanating from research aimed at better understanding and measuring the adequacy of rural transport services for meeting the access needs of rural people in Ghana. In this research, three rural roads were selected for the study. Based on the rural transport diagnostic study conducted, it is evident that motorcycles (taxis) and tricycles provide crucial commercial transport services to facilitate rural agriculture, trade, and access to health services in the rural communities. It is recommended that the Road Traffic Regulations (LI 2180) be revised to allow motorcycles and tricycles to offer commercial passenger transport services in rural areas within a regulatory framework that addresses driver training, road safety and enforcement of vehicle loading capacities.
This work is part of the Applied Research on Rural Roads and Transport Services through Community Access Programmes in Africa and Asia (AFCAP2 and AsCAP)
Citation
BRRI (2017). Unlocking the socio-economic potential of rural Ghana through policy interventions for rural transport services, Policy Brief. London: ReCAP for DFID.
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