Canned big onion seeds from CIC Agri

CIC Agri Businesses which commenced big onion seed production in 2002 took a further step in this direction with the introduction of canned big onion seeds. Since big onion seeds are very minute and delicate in nature, its quality declines very fast when exposed to high temperature and humidity. The new technology that was introduced by CIC Agri Businesses protects the quality of the big onion seeds from adverse environmental conditions and thereby helps farmers to eventually obtain healthy and vigorous plants which guarantee a good harvest.

CIC Agri Businesses ventured into local big onion seed production to meet the acute demand of high quality seed. Presently the company produces around 3,000 kg of high quality big onion seeds at it s Farm in Pelwehera. As the demand for these seeds have been high the Company has already initiated plans to increase the existing production. Big onion is a major food crop grown in Sri Lanka. However, the island imports around 140,000 tons to meet the local consumption due to inadequate local production.

Big onion farmers in Sri Lanka obtain very low levels of yield due to the use of poor quality onion seed imported from India. Experiments have shown that yields could be increased to higher levels with the use of high quality seeds.