Analysis of Domestic Goods Transport and Logistics Dynamics within the Agricultural Supply Chain in Pakistan

• DOI: 10.52223/econimpact.2024.6316
• Publication Date: 2025-05-11T04:48:24Z
• Authors: Muhammad Asad ur ...; Sohail Ayyaz; Muhammad Asim; Shoaib Akhtar; Muhammad Aram Iqbal; Muhammad Faraz Afzal; Abdul Ahmad

For adequate farm management and an efficient value chain approach, properly managed transportation is the key element. Transport plays a very important role in every industry, including agriculture. In Pakistan fruit vegetables are being transported to city centers, i.e., Fruit Vegetable Markets day from remote/rural area sometimes other provinces, where it sold out through process of open auction. Hence, also competitive prices vegetable commodities. A slight delay commodities market distorts supply/arrival causes price fluctuations. Therefore, imperative explore relationships/role transporters with stakeholders chain. Another aspect study was highlight issues post-harvest losses because reported literature that almost 25-30 percent occurred vegetables. again needed quality facilities. reasons recorded above said carried using – at first, desk review secondary sources about overview sector. Secondly, delve into highlighted issue field survey seven major Punjab. sample least three maximum transport companies interviewed. The results Logistic Performance Index (LPI) showed only Afghanistan region stating poor condition ranked 122 160 countries International LPI results. agriculture supply chain, 1% reefers were used during transportation, most facilities traditional trucks. It found sector governed by commission agents indicating manipulation supplies for determination. interesting facts be noted policymakers can support development industry Punjab enhance overall productivity profitability agricultural Pakistan.