Story Highlights

• Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says efforts must be made to reduce the percentage of onions being imported for domestic consumption.
• Data provided by the Caribbean Broilers, more popularly known for meat production, indicate that over the past five years, domestic onion consumption soared to 10 million kilogrammes per annum, of which imports accounted for approximately 85 per cent.