3: Transport Infrastructure Development Other Information:
Better domestic and regional connectivity entails improving the current state of transport infrastructure in the country.
However,the state of Malawi's transport infrastructure is characterized by poor road network, poor and limited access to ports,
limited air links, freight and rail capacity. The inadequacy of the transportation infrastructure results in high costs of
production, where transportation represents 55 percent of costs, compared to 17 percent in other less developed countries.
With the new policy direction, it is expected that improved transportation will contribute to reduced lead times on export,
decreased cost of domestic trucking, lower costs of cross-border and transit trade with neighbouring countries, lower cost
to reach domestic, regional and international markets (supply and distribution) and improved mobility and connectivity of
rural producing communities to markets. Particular emphasis will be placed on the following two areas: * Improving mobility
and accessibility of the population to key road corridors within and out of Malawi while facilitating the improved mobility
and accessibility of rural communities to goods and services in the rural areas at low cost. * Implementing the Shire Zambezi
Waterway programme in order to open up the country to the Indian Ocean.
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