Onions finally back in the ring


Didn’t mean to make you cry: A woman buying red onions at a shop in Pasar Pudu. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is striving for self-sufficiency in onion production with the goal to reduce its reliance on imports and bolster domestic red onion cultivation, says Datuk Dr Mohamad Zabawi Abdul Ghani.

The Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (Mardi) director-general said large-scale planting was expected as soon as next year.

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