Paddy purchasing of Maha Season of 2020/21 will commence at the PMB store complex at Akkaraipattu, Ampara at 3.30 p.m Tomorrow (12.01.2021). It has been planned to buy 0.3 Million Metric Tons of paddy during this season.
This inaugural ceremony will be held with the participation of Hon. Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Hon. Shashindra Rajapaksa, State Minister of Paddy and Grain, Organic food, vegetables, fruits, chillies, onion and potato promotion, Seed production and Advance Technology Agriculture. Therefore you are kindly requested to make arrangements to ensure the participation of media group or regional reporter of you esteem media institution to cover this national event and extend support by giving necessary publicity aimed educating the farmer community throughout the island.