The Commercial Road Transport Sector in Ethiopia: Performance, Problems and Future Prospects
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Transport, in the general context of the Ethiopian economy, is divided into three distinct sub-sectors: traditional, intermediate and modern transport. The traditional transport sub-sector comprises human porterage/head-loading and equine (horses, donkeys and camels). The modem transport sub-sector, on the other hand, is made up of engine-powered automotive-based means of transportation. The intermediate transport sub-sector comprises all possible range of transport modes between direct head load carrying by humans and equine and that of automotive-based vehicles. Hand trollies, wheel barrows, ox-carts, single-axle tractors are few of the characteristics of the intermediate transport system.
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