Malaysia develops new varieties of red onions to reduce dependence on imports

Published 2024년 2월 2일

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In a bid to reduce its reliance on imported red onions, Malaysia has developed three new varieties named MARDI red onions BAW-1, BAW-2 and BAW-3. The research was conducted by the Malaysian Agricultural Development and Research Institute (MARDI) under the directive of the Ministry of Agriculture. The aim is to cut down shallot imports by 30%, with the BAW-1 variety already being planted. This initiative was prompted by a 30% price hike in the Malaysian market due to an onion supply crisis caused by floods in India in 2020.

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(Kuala Lumpur Comprehensive News) Malaysia has successfully developed three new varieties of red onions, hoping to help reduce its dependence on imported red onions. The Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Mohd Sabu, posted on Facebook on Friday (February 2) that the Malaysian Agricultural Development and Research Institute (MARDI) conducted research in accordance with the instructions issued by the Ministry of Agriculture last year and successfully developed and cultivated Three new varieties of red onions are named MARDI red onions BAW-1, BAW-2 and BAW-3. BAW is the abbreviation of the Malay onion "Bawang". Mohd Sabu said that in order to achieve the goal of reducing shallot imports by 30%, MARDI has started planting MARDI shallots BAW- 1. "I have instructed MARDI to pay attention and closely observe the growth and yield of MARDI red onion BAW-1. The data obtained in the future can assist the Ministry of Agriculture in formulating a plan for large-scale planting ...

Source: Zaobao