Sufficient stocks of fertilizer have been ordered to meet the requirement of the Maha season, Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera said.
According to the President’s Media Division (PMD), the minister said these fertilizer stocks will be released to the farmers for cultivation shortly.
The minister made the observation during a discussion held on Thursday (29) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of the President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake on the supply of fertilizer to meet the requirements of the Maha Season.
During this discussion chaired by Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera and State Minister for Agriculture Mohan Priyadarshana de Silva, the supply of organic and chemical fertilizers required for paddy farming and other agricultural activities in the Maha season, was discussed at length.
Accordingly, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that farmers could start the Maha season cultivations without any doubt.
Dr. Suren Batagoda, Senior Advisor to the President on National Food Security, Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga, Senior Economic Advisor to the President, Government officials including the Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, representatives of the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, and the Indian Credit Scheme and a group of officials of the Food and Agriculture Organization participated in this discussion. (NewsWire)