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Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries has stated that the government was able to start paying the highest amount of compensation to the farmers for crop damage caused by drought and floods in the 2023 Yala season in this year within two months of crop damage.
Read more...A ceremony to appraise the exporters involved in the palmyra related industry was held today (15) in the morning at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. The ceremony was presided over by Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industry and high officials including foreign ambassadors and exporters of palmyra related products participated in the ceremony.
Read more...Although there is a high demand for spices in Sri Lanka in the international market, so far there has not been a work order to ensure the quality of spices in our country.
Read more...A youth from Anuradhapura has set a record by earning the highest income from chili harvest.
Read more...There is also a Proposal to establish a Model Village for King-coconut export cultivation in the next year.
Read more...In a Cabinet reshuffle yesterday (23) morning, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera was sworn in as the Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries at the Presidential Secretariat.
Read more...The research carried out by the agronomists of the Department of Agriculture to identify two new varieties of pomegranate for cultivation in the country has been extremely successful so far. These two pomegranate varieties with high yield and very sweet taste are going to be introduced for cultivation in the country by the Department of Agriculture in a few months.
Read more...A preliminary discussion was held at the Ministry of Agriculture yesterday (24) regarding entering in to a bilateral agreement for an agricultural technology exchange program between the governments of Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
Read more...To discover the ability of producing Mozzarella cheese and Olive cultivating in Sri Lanka, Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera Hon. Minister of Agriculture has requested technical assistance needed for conducting a feasibility study from Mr. Francesco Lollobrigida Hon. Minister of Agriculture, Italy.
Read more...Mahinda Amaraweera Hon. Minister of Agriculture has departed to Rome to attend the 19th session on Adaptation of Genetic resources for the promotion of Food Agriculture of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations which is held from 17th July 2023 to 21 in the city of Rome.
Read more...Joint support of main donor agencies in France namely, IDELF (France Institut De L’Elevage (French Livestock Institute) and AFD (French Agency for Development) has expressed for the development of the dairy sector in Sri Lanka.
Read more...President Ranil Wickramasinghe awarded gifts for four farmers who recorded the highest paddy yield during 2022/23 Maha season and the Research Officer who produced this high yielding At 362 paddy variety on 3rd July in appreciation of their great endeavor made for the country.
Read more...The Agriculture Sector Skills Council of Sri Lanka has initiated a programme to award Green Seal to 10,000 farmers for following good agricultural practices which have been introduced to ensure the quality of agricultural products.
Read more...The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) agrees that the Small Scale Agri-business Entrepreneurship Participation Programme (SAPP) under the Ministry of Agriculture will provide the necessary support for the cultivation of 16,000 hectares of maize in Sri Lanka in the next Maha Season.
Read more...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.
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