INTRODUCTION

Market is a place where buyers and sellers

gathered to transact the agriculture products, the

farmers send the products to market in return they
receive money.
Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market Hazar
Gunji, Quetta and Anaj Fruit and Vegetable Mandi
at Dera Murad Jamali newly established in 1996.
The First Market Committees Quetta constituted
during 1993-94 and Dera Murad Jamali 1996.

INTRODUCTION
In order to regulate the activities of both the

aforementioned markets, Market Committees were

established through Government Notification under
section 7 of the Balochistan Agricultural Produce Markets
Act, 1991
The Department of Agriculture, Directorate of
Economics and Marketing (E&M) are the major
government agency involved in Fruit and Vegetable
Marketing Development. The Directorate was created in
the year 1993-94 to fulfill the condition of Asian
Development Bank under the Fruit and Vegetable
Marketing Project. Besides, it was also compulsory to
promulgate the Balochistan Agricultural Produce
Markets Act, 1991 and Rules 1995

MAJOR ROLE OF
DIRECTORATE ECONOMICS
& MARKETING
To Promulgate the Balochistan Agricultural Produce

Markets Act, 1991 and Rules 1995.

Responsible for Market Information Service Development
in Balochistan.
Responsible to control the Market Committees.
Responsible for the Market Management Institutes
(Wholesale Markets and Market Committees at Divisional
and Districts level).
Responsible for collection, disbursement and publication
of wholesale prices of Agricultural Commodities and
Livestock at daily, weekly and monthly.
To control the financial affairs and budget allocation of
Market Committees.

Mission Statement/Objectives
To improve fruit and vegetable marketing in

Balochistan
To bring about integrated development of
marketing of agricultural produce with a view to
protect the economic interests of the producersellers as well as consumers.
To improve all information regarding
improvement and benefits to growers, middleman
and consumers.

Financial Plan/Source of
income of Market Committees
Collection of Market Fees
Issuance of Licenses for different categories
Renewal of Licenses
Revenue from sale of plots
Bank Markup

Others income (tender fees, securities of

contracts, water charges, etc;)

STAFF STRENGTH

Director Agriculture (E & M)

Deputy Director Agriculture
Deputy Director Market Committees
Secretary Market Committees
Market Intelligence Officer
Agriculture Officer
Administrative Officer
Superintendent
Chief Inspector
Stenographers
Pesh Imam
Inspector
Assistant

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01
10
10
01
15
01
01
02
03
01
01
01

Sub-Inspector
Lab. Technician
Senior Clerk
Junior Clerks
Auctioners
Drivers
Moazan
Naib Qasids
Chowkidars
Packers
Beldars
Sweeper

01
01
03
09
02
06
01
09
09
04
01
01

DEVELOPMENT
ACTIVITIES
PSDP SCHEMES

Joint Schemes
Pakistan Horticulture Development Export

Board share

AND
Market Committee Quetta share on Loan

basis

ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW
MARKETS

The PC-I for following four new

markets in Districts of Balochistan Province
at the total cost of Rs.213.160 million was
submitted to Planning and Development
Government of Balochistan (PDWP) the
said PC-I was approved by the PDWP and
send to CDWP Islamabad for approval. The
same is now in final stages for want of
approval.

Projects/Programmes
PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH DIRECTORATE OF AGRIC: ECONOMIC
AND MARKETING

PSDP SCHEMES
Fruit and Vegetable Market at Killa Saifullah & Uthal

Non-PSDP SCHEMES
Fruit and Vegetable Market at D. M Jamali, Khuzdar,
Loralai Panjgur)*
(Usta Muhammad)**
(Duki, Chaman and Kuchlak)***
*Loan from Market Committee Quetta
**Loan from Market Committee Dera Murad Jamali
*** Own Resource (sale of plots)

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Market square in Balochistan

Market
name

Quetta

Kuchl
ak

DM
Jamali

Area
(acres)

37+32
Ext

10

Year of
approval

198990

200910

Estimate
d Cost
(M)

57.610
m
(ADB
loan)

Physic.
Prog.

Usta
Moha
mmad

Panjgur

Loralai

Duki

Rakh
ni

KSF

Chaman

Khuzdar

32

25

20

22

23

25

199495

200910

2007-08

200405

200910

2007
-08

2004
-05

2009-10

2004-05

200405

164.46
6*

15.00

59.750

69.254

45.275

31.75
8

58.3
79

111.8
48

63.569

61.689

75.933

100%

45%

100%

79%

100%

50%

0.00

100
%

90%

00.00%

100%

40 %

Financ.
Prog

100%

11.521

15.00

46.750

64.909

19.700

0.00

49.0
5

85.7
44

0.00%

100%

23.706

Allotmen
t

100%

100%

100%

50%

0.00

100

70%

100
%

0.00
%

97%

0.00

0.00%

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Uthal

The Market Committee Team

Honourary Members
Chairman, Vice Chairman, Members
Government Officers
Deputy Director Agriculture
Secretary Market Committee
Market Intelligence Officer
Agriculture Officers
Superintendents
Chief Inspector
Inspector
Clerical Staff

REGULATIONS AND LEGAL

SYSTEM
For promotion of organized marketing
system the following regulations have been
promulgated in the Balochistan.
The Balochistan Agricultural Produce Markets
Act, 1991 (from 25.11.1991)
The Balochistan Agricultural Produce Market
General Rules, 1995 (from 19.02.1995)

DEVELOPED FACILITIES PROVIDED

Mosque
1 No. Dispensary
Post Office
1 No. Guest House
Toilets
4 Nos. Weigh Bridge/Octrio Post
Admin Block
1 No. Auction Platform
Tube Well
1No.
Market Committee Office
Plots Restaurants 1 No.
Overhead and Underground tanks 1No.

1 No.
1 No.
2 Nos.
2 Nos.
1 No.

INFRASTRUCTURE

i.e. Roads, Gas, Water Supply, Electricity Supply, Telephone,

Parking facilities, sanitation system and Sewerage System etc;

MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM

To provide improved market information and

market intelligence system (especially on prices

collection, processing and wide dissemination of
accurate market information) for growers and
other marketing intermediaries for better trade.
Market Information Service Center has been
established and linked through E-Mail and Internet
Services to exchange wholesale and retail prices
on daily basis.

 Publishing of the Bulletin with a title "Monthly

Economics and Marketing Review of Agricultural

Commodities in english.
Daily Wholesale prices of Agricultural
Commodities are regularly broadcasted from
Radio Pakistan, and FM 101, Quetta Center.

 To strengthen the MIS component the Market

Committee Quetta has got password from

Agricultural Marketing Department Punjab and
uploading the Quetta Market prices on web site.
The daily wholesale and retail prices of
agricultural and livestock are being collecting and
disseminating to different Departments and also
displaying the same in the different places in
Quetta City.

Key Issues/Recommendations
Approval of Market Committee Provincial Funds Rules,

2007.
Approval of amendment in the Balochistan Agriculture
Produce Market General Rules, 1995.
Asked Balochistan Development Authority to complete the
development works (on 19 acres) Quetta Market 2nd Phase.
To solve the dispute between Market Committee Quetta
and Quetta Development Authority.
Provision of staff to other markets like Khuzdar, Loralai
and Uthal already notified for market committee.
Provision of Vehicles for new markets

Problems
Separate Magistrate may be

appointed to enforce The

Balochistan Agricultural Produce
Markets Act 1991 and General
Rules 1995 in market notified areas
and to manage the problems related
to market committee.

FUTURE PRIORITIES
MARKETING.

Establishment of new market structures in potential districts.

Post harvest technology development programme.
Establishment Market information system at District level.

Establishment of Marketing Training institute in the province for

training of farmers, businessmen and Official and officer of
Marketing Directorate in the field of marketing, Grading, packing
and post harvest technology.

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THANKS