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_2.jpg "Provincial Agriculture Offices extend their support for “Nekathata Pelayak Programme”")
2.jpg "High demand for Sri Lankan monkeys from China")
The officials of the Department of Agriculture emphasized that At 362, Bg 300 and Bg 352 paddy varieties introduced by Ambalantota and Bathalagoda Paddy Research Institutes have been able to give high yields in several districts.
Read more...Mr.Mahinda Amaraweera, the Minister of Agriculture has instructed the officials of the four projects implemented under the Ministry of Agriculture to intervene to provide low interest loans to the youth community by the state banks in order to encourage the young people who are willing to engage in agricultural activities.
Read more...Mr.Mahinda Amaraweera, the Minister of Agriculture directed the Department of Animal Production and Health to grant permission for the sale of imported eggs, which are currently only permitted to be used in the bakery industry, in the retail market as well.
Read more...Food outlets in the name of Hela Bojun Hala are maintained throughout the island as a concept of the Ministry of Agriculture with the aim of promoting the food made out of rice flour instead of wheat flour.
Read more...National Tree Planting Ceremony which is the last auspicious ritual of the 2023 Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations was held today (20) at Angunakolapelessa Agricultural Service Centre.
Read more...Animal Welfare Society request farmers to allocate half an acre from crop lands
Read more...All Provincial Ministries of Agriculture and Departments and all regional offices under the Ministry of Agriculture have decided to extend their support for the auspicious day of planting saplings for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival (Nekathata Pelayak programme) which is scheduled to be held at 6.38 a.m. on April 20.
Read more...A Chinese delegation has requested the Ministry of Agriculture to provide Sri Lankan monkeys to Zoos in China.
Read more...Arrangements have been made to hold the traditional "Aluth Sahal Mangalyaya" (New Rice Festival) at Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura tomorrow (02) under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe with the hope of receiving blessings to obtain bountiful harvests in the upcoming Yala and Maha seasons in the year 2023.
Read more...The Agriculture and Agrarian Insurance Board has now completed the work of providing Rs.657 million as compensation after examining the reported facts relating to the damage caused by the Fall Armyworm (Sena Caterpillar) to maize cultivations and the damage to the paddy cultivation in the country during the 2021 Maha season.
Read more...Mr.Mahinda Amaraweera, the Minister of Agriculture says that the government has decided to spend an amount of Rs.20 billion for the purchase of paddy during the Maha season.
Read more...The first ever Climate Smart Farmer Training School in South Asia established at Thirappane will prepare Sri Lankan farmers for climate change, said Mr. Martin Raiser, World Bank Vice President for South Asia during a visit to the Farmer Training School (FTS) at Thirappane, Anuradhapura recently.
Read more...Mr. Martin Raiser, South Asian Vice President of the World Bank receives a token of appreciation prepared by the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) during the observation tour at the Farmer Training School (FTS) in Thirappane, Anuradhapura from Mr.Gunadasa Samarasinghe, Secretary of Agriculture recently.The FTS, which has been designed to build the...
Read more...Mr.Gopal Baglay, Indian High Commissioner has expressed his agreement to provide the full support of the Indian government for the upliftment of the livestock development sector in Sri Lanka, which has collapsed since last year.
Read more...Mr.Mahinda Amaraweera, the Minister of Agriculture said that measures will be taken to further reduce the price of Urea fertilizer this Yala season.
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