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PMB begins purchasing of Yala harvest
By Ifham Nizam
On the instructions of the Agriculture Ministry, the Paddy Marketing Board yesterday began purchasing Yala paddy harvest from farmers.
Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that necessary steps have been taken to start the purchasing of paddy at a good price this week and a ministerial paper has already been submitted for the approval of the cabinet.
Minister Amaraweera said that the fertilizer distribution program has been very successful. Declaring that “our goal is to cultivate using both organic and chemical fertiliser in the proportion of 70:30. The Department of Agriculture has recommended to cultivate under this formula from the next Maha season.
Yesterday, the second food outlet of the National Food Promotion Board was opened by the Minister at the Hunupitiya Commercial Fertilizer Corporation premises. This outlet was established under the programme of establishing food outlets by the National Food Promotion Board to provide the public with an opportunity to buy food items at an affordable price.
Through this system of outlets established by the National Food Promotion Board, the consumers will be given the opportunity to buy food items at a concessional price, he said.
Producers of food items will also be given the opportunity to sell their products. “Our aim is to make the Ministry of Agriculture a ministry that goes beyond the targeted programmes,” he said.
The Minister also mentioned that the support of all those working under the Ministry of Agriculture should be received in order to achieve that goal.
National Food Promotion Board Chairman Palinda Sagara, Commissioner of the Department of Agricultural Development A. H. M. L. Abeyratne, and the Chairmen of Lanka Fertilizer Company and Commercial Fertilizer Company participated in the event.
Following the conclusion of bilateral discussions between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, official-level talks between the delegations of Sri Lanka and India commenced this morning (05) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Representing the Government of Sri Lanka were Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath; Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Anil Jayantha; Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake; Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with other senior officials.
The Indian delegation included Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and His Excellency Santosh Jha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, along with several other senior officials of the Government of India.
Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, who arrived in Sri Lanka on the invitation of President Anura Kumara Disanayake on Friday [04] night, visited the Presidential Secretariat this morning (05).
The Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake upon his arrival at the Presidential Secretariat.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a state visit to Sri Lanka, reaffirming the theme “Friendship of Centuries — Commitment to a Prosperous Future” which symbolises the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and India. The Indian Premier is scheduled to remain in the country until tomorrow (06).
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The official welcoming ceremony for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was held this morning (05) at the Independence Square in Colombo.
On arrival at the Independence Square the Indian Prime Minister was warmly welcomed by President Anura Kumara Disanayake.
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