Measuring the Rural Transport Premium in Myanmar, Final Report
A study to undertake data collection on the Rural Transport Premium for Impact Indicator on a road connecting a cluster of hill villages
Abstract
ReCAP has commissioned a study to undertake data collection on the Rural Transport Premium for Impact Indicator in Myanmar on a road connecting a cluster of hill villages (Zeyar, Kyaung Shae Ywa, Kyaung Tang, Thayet Pin and Pantin) to He hoe in Shan State, Myanmar. The indicator is defined as Rural Transport Premium (fares per passenger-kilometres on LVRR relative to fares on long-distance bus services) tracked in four focus countries (Kenya, Tanzania, Nepal, and Myanmar). The study aims to measure the rural transport premium for the year 2020 and compare it with the Research for Community Access Programme logframe transport fare ratio of 2014 for Myanmar. The result demonstrates the ratio between rural passenger fares relative to long-distance bus fares has reduced over the past 6-years period of the ReCAP programme from 3.3 in 2014 to 2.5 in 2020. Dyna truck is the primary mode of transportation service to the project villages.
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
Tun, K. K. (2020). Measuring the Rural Transport Premium in Myanmar: Final Report. London: ReCAP for DFID.
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