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 (2022-2025) 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.
- A R Malik Seeds Pvt. Ltd. is a supplier of quality vegetable seeds and crops in Bangladesh and is represented across all 64 districts of Bangladesh with 12 regional offices and a nationwide staff over 200 people. The onions will be marketed through the company’s country-wide network of wholesalers and retailers.
Latest News
Inauguration of A R Malik Seeds’ Processing and Storage Centre
On the 13th of May, A R Malik Seeds' Onion Processing and Storage Centre was officially launched. Chief Guest was Mr. Thijs Woudstra, Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Special Guest was Dr. Zulficar Haider Prodhan, Incharge & Chief...
Kick-off of the new season!
On the 29th of October 2024 training was given to the 9 selected onion demo farmers in Pabna for the 2024-2025 season. All the demo farmers also participated last year and are therefore already familiar with the project and content. The farmers received training on...
Processing and storage equipment installed at A R Malik Seeds bag-based onion storage
In October 2024, the processing and storage equipment supplied by Allround was installed at the bag-based onion storage building of local implementation partner A R Malik Seeds. The bag-based storage is located in Sujanagar upazila in Pabna district. After...
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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









