The Department of Agriculture offers minimum purchasing prices for paddy to the paddy purchasing program of government in Maha season.

The government has prepared a program for purchasing paddy from farmers in the 2023/24 Maha season as per a Cabinet decision.

Read more: The Department of Agriculture offers minimum purchasing prices for paddy to the paddy purchasing...

It is decided to make B-60 policy for Quality Assurance of Tea Leaves mandatory from 01 January 2024.

Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries has instructed all the sectors related to the tea industry today (06) to take steps to make the B-60 policy which is implemented to ensure the quality of tea produced in Sri Lanka, compulsory from January 01.

Read more: It is decided to make B-60 policy for Quality Assurance of Tea Leaves mandatory from 01 January...

50,000 male chicks which have so far been fed to pigs, are being distributed free of charge to people who are interested in rearing them for meat.

The Ministry of Agriculture has received information that the male chicks produced in the poultry farms belonging to the National Livestock Development Board are not being used for any purpose and are being used to feed the pigs in the pig farms.

Read more: 50,000 male chicks which have so far been fed to pigs, are being distributed free of charge to...

New secretary assumed duties

Mr. Janaka Dharmakeerthi assumed duties as the new secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries.