The operations took place between March 13 and April 12. The partner producers carried out a preliminary sorting before delivery under the supervision of the company’s technical team. The quality of the onions is confirmed to be excellent. Due to yields significantly lower than those recorded in 2022, the storage capacity has been filled to…
The plants development was good until the end of January. In early February, significant morning dews occurred throughout the area. The strong solar radiation on the wet leaves during the hottest hours of the day caused leaves burns which partially compromised the final development of the bulbs, which are of a smaller average size than…
For the 2022 – 2023 campaign, the company’s storage capacity is 85 t/year supplied by 28 partner producers who harvest approximately 150 t/year of onions by cultivating 9 ha. The goal, within 5 years, is to reach a storage capacity of 400 t/year involving more than 120 partner producers.
The relevance of this activity lies in the opportunity of producing quality vegetables when the local market is not supplied due to unfavorable agroclimatic conditions for field production and prices are at the highest levels. Furthermore, there are enough wealthy consumers in Ouagadougou for some niche products sales. For this activity, the company plans to…
In the company’s operation zone, as well as throughout the Country, the availability of organic fertilizers (manure) has become a limiting factor for quality agricultural productions and for soil and water conservation. There is a demand for compost and even imported compost can be found on the market. The proximity of the company site to…
On the basis of the previous years’ experience, the company has mobilized additional funds for the 2022 – 2023 campaign. The construction of the second 40-ton storage warehouse started on November 22, 2022. The work will end in mid-February 2023. The new infrastructure includes detail improvements that will enable even better storage performance.
The best practices proposed by the company continue to be adopted by partner producers, with mutual satisfaction. The 2022-2023 harvest is expected to be very good in terms of quality and quantity.
All the partner producers set up the nurseries between October 20 and 30. The monitoring of the company’s technical team has ensured compliance with the cultivation schedule, careful soil preparation and the effectiveness of recommended agro-ecological techniques, especially regarding the manure use. The emergence rate of the plants and their development are very satisfactory.
Sales began in mid-August and concluded in mid-October, with the entire stock being sold. The wholesale buyers sold the products in the domestic market and in Benin. Commercial partnerships have been established which will enable collaboration in the coming years.
On October 5, 2022, at the Laughing Onion facility, the 28 partner producers received the agreed quantities of seeds and signed the production-sale agreements. The seeds provided will allow to sow about 9 ha. The total expected production is estimated between a minimum of 130 and a maximum of 200 tons. The agreements stipulate the…
