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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.Mahinda Amaraweera, the Minister of Agriculture said that measures will be taken to further reduce the price of Urea fertilizer this Yala season.
Read more...The Minister of Agriculture, Mahinda Amaraweera today (01) instructed the Department of Agrarian Development to expedite the distribution of 6.98 million litres of diesel which was donated by the Government of China to paddy farmers.
Read more...A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today (28) between Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau and Hadabima Authority of Sri Lanka with a view to providing engineering knowledge and practices to Agriculture sector in Sri Lanka.
Read more...Since cultivation of pasture grasses required for animal feed production is not carried out sufficiently at private or commercial level, lack of pasture grasses required for animal feed production has adversely affected the upgrade of livestock industry in the country.
Read more...The government has decided to provide the entire Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) or the Mud Fertilizer requirement free of charge to all farmers required for paddy cultivation during the coming Yala season.
Read more...The Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mr.Qi Zhenhong made an official visit to Angunakolapelessa in Hambanthota today (17) morning. The Chinese Ambassador participated at the occasion of issuing free fuel granted by the Government of China for Sri Lankan farmers which was held at Angunukolapelassa.
Read more...Mrs.Malathi Parasuraman has been appointed as the new Director General of the Department of Agriculture.
Read more...Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera today (27) instructed Ceylon Fertilizer Company and Commercial fertilizer Company to produce 02 types of special fertilizers within a week for potato and tea cultivation. Accordingly, the task of producing the special fertilizer for potato and vegetable cultivation was assigned to Ceylon Fertilizer Company and the production of special fertilizer for...
Read more...The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) implemented under the Ministry of Agriculture has built a first-ever Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) School called Farm Field School (FFS) to promote CSA practices in Sri Lanka. The FFS is used to train farmers and give hands-on experience on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices to address the challenges of...
Read more...Minister of Agriculture, Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Mahinda Amaraweera said that arrangements had been made to issue the full amount of urea fertilizer required for paddy cultivation in this Maha season through Agrarian Service Centers from tomorrow (16).
Read more...Ambul banana cultivation at Rajanganaya which has been cultivated under Agri-Demonstration Park programme implemented throughout the island by Agriculture Sector Modernization Project (ASMP) of the Ministry of Agriculture has now become very successful.
Read more...Mr. Gunadasa Samarasinghe assumed duties as the new secretary of Ministry of Agriculture on 8th of November 2022 at Ministry's premises.
Read more...The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has implemented a New Agricultural Insurance Pension Scheme with effect from today (31).
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