Field evaluation demonstrates that upgrading footpaths to motorcycle taxi tracks improves market and basic service access for rural communities, highlighting a cost-effective development strategy.
Highlights• Upgrading rural footpaths to motorcycle taxi accessible tracks improves access.• Improved access accelerates market integration for peasant farmers in Africa.• Motorcycle taxis improve access to health and education for rural dwellers.• Track construction is a low cost intervention, using local materials and labour.• Tracks allow for expansion of the motorcycle taxi sector, providing further jobs.
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