SINGIDA, May 28 -- MINISTER for Agriculture, Mr Hussein Bashe said yesterday that the government will begin construction of markets for onions in Singida Region and other areas in the country in the 2025/2026 financial year.

He said in the House that the government will also prepare regulations to prevent oversized and unregulated packaging popular in Kiswahili as ‘lumbesa.

The Minister was responding to a question from a Member of Parliament, Aysharose Mettembe who wanted to know government plans to ensure that onion farming benefits the citizens of Singida Region.

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The Minister said to benefit onion farmers in Singida Region and other areas in the count...