Province 21 of 34 | Southeast

Logar لوگر

Logar is close to Kabul with strong apple and potato production. Rural collection and storage points can smooth seasonal gluts.

Capital: Pul-i-Alam
Region: Southeast
Area: 4,393 km²
Population 2025–26: 473,811
Density: 108 per km²
Districts: 7

Map of candidate marketplace sites and their road catchments in Logar — Orange pin: candidate site. Olive shading: 60-minute catchment (dotted line: 30 minutes). Square: provincial center. Circle: existing market. Brown shading: population density.

US$ 3.1 m

base-case annual turnover (range US$ 1.6 m to US$ 4.7 m)

12,460

addressable producer households (54,405 within 60 min)

53,677

underserved rural people brought within 60 min

129

direct jobs, base case (+206 indirect)

Potential marketplace network Estimated

1Charkh District center

District: Charkh

Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers

To nearest existing market: 23 km, 36 min

Producer HH ≤60 min: 38,468

33.7960, 68.9158
2Azra Market town

District: Azra

Producer marketplace and aggregation center

To nearest existing market: 48 km, 115 min

Producer HH ≤60 min: 3,427

34.1736, 69.6456
3Mohammad Agha District center

District: Mohammad Agha

Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers

To nearest existing market: 22 km, 71 min

Producer HH ≤60 min: 12,966

34.2048, 69.1803

#	Site	District	Likely role	Lat, Lon	To nearest existing market	Producer HH ≤60 min
1	Charkh District center	Charkh	Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers	33.7960, 68.9158	23 km 36 min	38,468
2	Azra Market town	Azra	Producer marketplace and aggregation center	34.1736, 69.6456	48 km 115 min	3,427
3	Mohammad Agha District center	Mohammad Agha	Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers	34.2048, 69.1803	22 km 71 min	12,966

Local products and producer groups Strong secondary

Apple
Potato
Vegetables
Apricot
Wheat
Sheep & cattle

Farming system: Irrigated horticulture (US$ 950 sales per participating household)

Producer groups: smallholder farmers, livestock and dairy keepers, women's household enterprises, small processors and traders

Crafts: Embroidery

Market catchment and accessibility Estimated

Site	HH ≤30 min	HH 30–60 min	HH 60–90 min	Producer HH ≤60 min	Addressable	Underserved
1 Charkh	8,460	36,541	52,046	38,468	7,249	7%
2 Azra	2,584	1,112	19,315	3,427	3,009	100%
3 Mohammad Agha	1	14,332	739,935	12,966	2,242	1%

HH = households of 7.7 people (ALCS 2016–17). The primary indicator is producer households within 60 minutes by road.

Infrastructure requirements

Road accessEstimated
Current situation: 1 of 3 sites on a main road; others on rural roads or tracks
All-weather access road, hard-standing and turning area for trucks
ElectricityStrong secondary
Current situation: Grid reaches about 40% of Afghans nationally; rural sites mostly off-grid
Solar plus battery for lighting, weighing, phone charging and cold rooms; grid tie where a line passes
Solar potentialStrong secondary
Current situation: About 300 sunny days a year; high irradiance nationwide
Rooftop PV on market sheds (indicative 20 to 60 kWp per site)
Internet & mobileAssumption
Current situation: Mobile connections equal 52% of the population; district centers usually covered
Mobile money and price-information kiosk; verify signal on site
Dry storageEstimated
Current situation: Few formal stores outside provincial centers
Warehouse for apple, potato with pallets and pest control
Cold storageEstimated
Current situation: Rare outside major cities
Solar cold room or evaporative store for fruit, vegetables and dairy
Water, sanitation & loadingAssumption
Current situation: Not assessed at site level
Borehole, washing area, separate latrines for women and men; loading bays, livestock pens, certified scales

Infrastructure	Current situation	Requirement	Evidence status
Road access	1 of 3 sites on a main road; others on rural roads or tracks	All-weather access road, hard-standing and turning area for trucks	Estimated
Electricity	Grid reaches about 40% of Afghans nationally; rural sites mostly off-grid	Solar plus battery for lighting, weighing, phone charging and cold rooms; grid tie where a line passes	Strong secondary
Solar potential	About 300 sunny days a year; high irradiance nationwide	Rooftop PV on market sheds (indicative 20 to 60 kWp per site)	Strong secondary
Internet & mobile	Mobile connections equal 52% of the population; district centers usually covered	Mobile money and price-information kiosk; verify signal on site	Assumption
Dry storage	Few formal stores outside provincial centers	Warehouse for apple, potato with pallets and pest control	Estimated
Cold storage	Rare outside major cities	Solar cold room or evaporative store for fruit, vegetables and dairy	Estimated
Water, sanitation & loading	Not assessed at site level	Borehole, washing area, separate latrines for women and men; loading bays, livestock pens, certified scales	Assumption

Economic opportunity and employment Estimated Assumption

Scenario	Participation	Producer sales	Other trading	Total turnover	Direct jobs	Indirect jobs
Low	10%	US$ 1.2 m	US$ 369 k	US$ 1.6 m	94	150
Base	20%	US$ 2.4 m	US$ 739 k	US$ 3.1 m	129	206
High	30%	US$ 3.6 m	US$ 1.1 m	US$ 4.7 m	163	261

Site columns are summed. The total is de-duplicated where catchments overlap.

Evidence

Population: strong secondary province totals, estimated catchments. Travel time: estimated from the OpenStreetMap road model. Products: strong secondary. Turnover and jobs: assumption parameters applied to estimated households. Site conditions: unknown until field validation.

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