2.10. Conclusion

Transport plays a significant role in the structure of food production and marketing and that easy transport to market can make all the difference in the level of rural incomes. An improved transportation will encourage farmers to work harder in the rural areas for increased production, add value to their products, reduce spoilage and wastage, empower the farmers as well as having positive impact on the productivity, income, employment level and reduce poverty level in the rural areas. Finally, transport is also seen as a facilitating factor in the mobilisation of the farmers and other allied workers in the overall national development of the nations.