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
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...
Farmer training on harvest and post-harvest practices
On the 12th and 13th of March 2024 trainings were given to the selected onion demo farmers in Faridpur and Pabna on recommended harvest and post-harvest practices with the aim to reduce post-harvest losses as much as possible. The training was provided by Lal Teer...
Farmer training completed!
On the 25th and 26th of January 2024 trainings were given to the selected onion demo farmers in Faridpur and Pabna for the 2023-2024 season. The farmers received a refresher training on recommended onion cultivation and GAP. The training was facilitated by Lal Teer...
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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