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The majority of people carried their produce on their heads instead, as a result of thebad roads that made it impossible to use alternative means of transport (bicycles,motorbikes, donkeys).Villagers in both Nyali and Masugu stated that an increase in number of bicycles, andto some extent motorcycles have had a positive effect to them. The availability ofsuch means of transport is largely linked to households‟ income. In Table 21, this isillustrated and shows that households with more money can afford bicycles andmotorbikes as transportation means, and in effect ease their access to markets.Table 21: Household’s physical assets by income groups, Kilosa District,Tanzania, 2010Mean: Poor Medium Less poor Total Owned%rentedHouse 1,24 1,29 1,34 1,29 94/6TV 0 0,02 0,03 0,2 100/0Radio* 0,56 0,64 0,98 0,73 100/0Telephone* 0,12 0,12 0,44 0,23 100/0Bicycle* 0,54 0,75 1,25 0,85 75/25Motorbike* 0,02 0,12 0,15 0,1 12/88Car 0 0,02 0 0,01 0/100Generator 0 0 0,05 0,02 100/0N = 180, * indicates significantly difference between income groups (p < 0.05)This is also the case with telephones. We were told that telephones were used to buyseeds and sell their produce in town. By this they would get better prices. While mostbicycles were owned by the household, motorbikes and cars was primarily rented,usually on a day-to-day basis. The two individuals we talked to who ownedmotorbikes had also turned it into an added income source as they either rented themout or used them as “taxi”. In Table 22 we see that there were some differencesbetween the villages in terms of physical capital.Table 22: Household’s physical assets by location, Kilosa District, Tanzania,2010Mean: Lunenzi Nyali Masugu Total Owned%rentedHouse* 1,46 1,19 1,21 1,29 94/6TV 0,02 0,02 0,02 0,2 100/0Radio 0,69 0,75 0,74 0,73 100/0Telephone 0,12 0,30 0,26 0,23 100/0Bicycle* 0,42 0,96 1,15 0,85 75/25Motorbike 0,07 0,14 0,08 0,1 12/88Car 0 0,02 0 0,01 0/100Generator 0,03 0,02 0 0,02 100/0181