The importation of bulb onion is gradually reducing as farmers in Port Loko and Koinadugu districts are ensuring that locally produced onion varieties are being properly processed, thanks to the provision of bulb onion curing machines provided by IFAD through the RPSF initiative which is implemented by AVDP and the Ministry of Agriculture.

Over the years an estimated 18 million US dollars is spent annually on the importation of bulb onion into the country.