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Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Floyd Green, has called for a rapid expansion in onion production, noting that while there is a high demand for onion, currently only approximately 30 per cent of the country’s onion needs are being satisfied locally.

Mr. Green was speaking during a tour of onion fields at the Model Agricultural Productions farm in Innswood, St. Catherine, on June 2, 2021.

“I think you have shown the capacity now to grow onions at a high level of productivity and on a large scale. What we have to do is to rapidly multiply this,” said Green.

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