During February 2022, the technical team of The Laughing Onion carried out field trips to identify producers who could meet the criteria required by the company in order to consider partnership. The basic indications were provided by the producers who were already partners. As the company plans to increase its storage capacity (from 45 to…
Contract farming is not a new concept. It can be defined as a fixed-term agreement specifying the producers’ and buyers duties as business partners. From a legal point of view, the contract requires the sellers (producers) to respect the amount and qualities specified, and the buyers (processors/traders) to purchase the products and make the payments…
Agro ecology refers to all the techniques aimed at practicing an agriculture that is more respectful of the environment, to limit pressure on it and to build a more sustainable agricultural system. Chemical inputs are not banned as in the case of biological farming, but they are used in a reasoned way to achieve satisfactory…
There are mainly three factors that lead to good storage of onions for a long period (6 to 8 months): the farming techniques, the storage facilities and their management. The agro-ecological techniques that we offer to our partner producers make it possible to produce onions with a low water content. It is also important to…
The harvest and delivery of the onions took place between March 12 and April 10. The quality of the onions is very satisfactory and the quantities delivered have made it possible to satisfy the company’s storage capacity, despite the fact that deliveries from 4 partner producers could not be received following quality controls, because the…
