The Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera states that the lives of the farming community will be enriched if the program planned by the government is implemented properly.
The Minister states that all the necessary plans have been prepared to carry out the cultivation activities properly during the Yala and Maha seasons and the fertilizer required for the cultivation activities will be received in the future. He says an agreement has already been reached with India to import fertilizer.
Amaraweera pointed out that if the cultivation activities are successful in the next two seasons, there will be no shortage of rice. Accordingly, government stocks of rice have already been issued to the market.
He says that the Ministry is also intervening to release stocks of rice owned by private traders to the market and will continue to carry out raids to find those who are hiding stocks of rice and selling them at higher prices.
