Province 22 of 34 | East

Nangarhar ننگرهار

Nangarhar is a high-volume vegetable and fruit basin on the Torkham trade route. District marketplaces with cool storage serve both domestic buyers and exporters.

Capital: Jalalabad
Region: East
Area: 7,375 km²
Population 2025–26: 1,877,232
Density: 255 per km²
Districts: 22

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

US$ 16 m

base-case annual turnover (range US$ 8 m to US$ 24 m)

64,470

addressable producer households (196,957 within 60 min)

251,531

underserved rural people brought within 60 min

416

direct jobs, base case (+666 indirect)

Potential marketplace network Estimated

1Bati Kot District center

District: Bati Kot

Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers

To nearest existing market: 23 km, 34 min

Producer HH ≤60 min: 136,722

34.3026, 70.7249
2Khogyani District center

District: Khogayani

Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers

To nearest existing market: 26 km, 51 min

Producer HH ≤60 min: 92,121

34.2474, 70.2027
3Kuz Kunar District center

District: Kuz Kunar

Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers

To nearest existing market: 22 km, 46 min

Producer HH ≤60 min: 78,753

34.5568, 70.6401

#	Site	District	Likely role	Lat, Lon	To nearest existing market	Producer HH ≤60 min
1	Bati Kot District center	Bati Kot	Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers	34.3026, 70.7249	23 km 34 min	136,722
2	Khogyani District center	Khogayani	Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers	34.2474, 70.2027	26 km 51 min	92,121
3	Kuz Kunar District center	Kuz Kunar	Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers	34.5568, 70.6401	22 km 46 min	78,753

Local products and producer groups Strong secondary

Vegetables (okra, tomato, onion)
Citrus & olive
Rice & wheat
Sugarcane
Honey
Poultry & dairy

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, mats

Market catchment and accessibility Estimated

Site	HH ≤30 min	HH 30–60 min	HH 60–90 min	Producer HH ≤60 min	Addressable	Underserved
1 Bati Kot	45,431	139,238	74,640	136,722	35,062	11%
2 Khogyani	28,235	109,117	88,604	92,121	26,040	16%
3 Kuz Kunar	11,996	109,437	83,442	78,753	13,781	2%

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 vegetables (okra, tomato, onion), citrus & olive 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 vegetables (okra, tomato, onion), citrus & olive 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$ 7.1 m	US$ 2.2 m	US$ 8 m	238	381
Base	20%	US$ 14.2 m	US$ 4.4 m	US$ 16 m	416	666
High	30%	US$ 21.3 m	US$ 6.5 m	US$ 24 m	594	950

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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