Agri Minister eliminates need for rice imports

Minister of Agriculture, Mahinda Amaraweera, affirmed that the need for rice imports from foreign sources is unnecessary, given the ample existing rice stocks that can sustain the upcoming Maha season. 

The Minister highlighted the success of the previous season, attributing it to the prompt supply of all essential fertilizer types to farmers, along with financial concessions, and robust yields in regions unaffected by drought further contributing to the season’s prosperity.

He was ddressing an expert gathering organized by the President’s Trade Union Relations Division at the President's Office on Wednesday (23) on the subject of ‘Modernization of the Agro-Industrial Sector and its Challenges.'