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Data for Afghanistan

Province 28 of 34 | Central

Parwan پروان

The Shomali plain and the Ghorband valley are major grape and raisin areas on the Salang highway. Drying, grading and storage facilities add value.

Capital
Charikar
Region
Central
Area
5,581 km²
Population 2025–26
806,431
Density
144 per km²
Districts
10
Map of candidate marketplace sites and their road catchments in Parwan
Orange pin: candidate site. Olive shading: 60-minute catchment (dotted line: 30 minutes). Square: provincial center. Circle: existing market. Brown shading: population density.
US$ 2 m
base-case annual turnover (range US$ 977 k to US$ 2.9 m)
7,801
addressable producer households (52,890 within 60 min)
12,601
underserved rural people brought within 60 min
83
direct jobs, base case (+133 indirect)

Potential marketplace network Estimated

  • 1Salang District center

    District: Salang

    Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers

    To nearest existing market: 28 km, 56 min

    Producer HH ≤60 min: 48,309

    35.2689, 69.1518

  • 2Koh-e-Safi District center

    District: Kohi Safi

    Aggregation hub linking to wholesale buyers

    To nearest existing market: 26 km, 81 min

    Producer HH ≤60 min: 4,581

    34.7601, 69.4725

Local products and producer groups Strong secondary

  • Grape & raisin
  • Apricot & mulberry
  • Apple
  • Vegetables
  • Wheat

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: Pottery, embroidery

Market catchment and accessibility Estimated

SiteHH ≤30 minHH 30–60 minHH 60–90 minProducer HH ≤60 minAddressableUnderserved
1 Salang2,61065,07591,74548,3095,5970%
2 Koh-e-Safi1,2344,120465,7364,5812,20427%

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: No site on a main road; all reached by 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 grape & raisin, apricot & mulberry 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

Economic opportunity and employment Estimated Assumption

ScenarioParticipationProducer salesOther tradingTotal turnoverDirect jobsIndirect jobs
Low10%US$ 741 kUS$ 236 kUS$ 977 k6299
Base20%US$ 1.5 mUS$ 472 kUS$ 2 m83133
High30%US$ 2.2 mUS$ 707 kUS$ 2.9 m105168

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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