Background
Onion shortages are high in Bangladesh during several months per year (September- December). The shortages result from improper post-harvest handling, cleaning, grading, bagging, transportation and storage of the onions. Also the quality of the harvested onion is often poor. The consortium partners Allround Vegetable Processing BV, Bejo Zaden BV, Waterman Onions BV, Deltadesh Pvt Ltd, Lal Teer Seed Limited and Advance Consulting BV work together to support the development of the onion sector in Bangladesh. Together they aim to produce better quality onions, reduce post-harvest losses, leading to higher net incomes for growers and traders and reduced onion imports.
Advance Consulting is the consortium leader and started the implementation of this three-year project in January 2022. The Government of the Netherlands provides financial support.
What do we do
During the project period (2022-2024) activities are implemented which are centred around the following four different outputs:
The above activities are implemented at the storage facility of the selected local partner Giant Agro and at the demo fields of selected growers:
- Giant Agro Processing Limited is an agro-based company involved in the production, processing, preservation- storage and marketing of hybrid vegetable seeds. The company developed the online platform ‘Farmers Best’ through which it will market the fresh onions sourced from the growers.
Latest News
Participation at the 7th Food Bangladesh International Expo 2024
On the 9th of May, the Onion Impact Cluster Project, represented by Deltadesh, participated at the 7th Food Bangladesh International Expo 2024. The international Expo was held at the International Convention City, Bashundhara, Dhaka. As a result of the broadcasting of...
Inauguration of Giant Agro’s Onion Processing and Storage Center
On the 2nd of May, Giant Agro's Onion Processing and Storage Center was officially opened by the Bangladeshi Minister of Agriculture Dr. Md. Abdus Shahid and by the Dutch Ambassador Irma van Dueren. During the event a presentation on the Onion Impact Cluster project...
Promotional video
The Bangladeshi company Red Orange Communications (www.redorangecom.com) has been contracted to produce a promotional video on the Onion Impact Cluster project. They will capture all relevant activities and the final video will be shown during the 7th Food Bangladesh...
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Address
Deltadesh (Pvt.) Ltd.
Apt. C-1, House 1/A, Road 79, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
project @ dutchbanglaonionsupport.com
+ 880 1632 845385