Onion Harvest in Hama – Super Arc Agriculture

Onions are one of the four main crops on our land in Hama. The photos in this post were taken in the field at harvest.

Brown skins, roots still on

This crop has copper-brown skins. When the bulbs come out of the ground, the dried roots are still attached and the loose outer layers flake off in the hand. Those papery layers are normal. They protect the bulb while it is stored and moved.

Packed in the field

Packing starts before the onions leave the field. Workers fill red mesh sacks and stand them between the rows, on top of the dried onion tops. Mesh lets air move around the bulbs, which a freshly lifted crop needs while its skins finish drying.

How the crop is grown

Our onions are grown without hormones or harmful chemicals. Together with potatoes and melons, our Hama land produces more than 1,000 tons of vegetables.

Part of the crop goes to buyers in the Gulf. This post follows the route from Hama to the Gulf, and our agriculture services page explains how we work.