The amount of urea fertilizer given for the first shift increased

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The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to increase the amount of urea fertilizer released for the first shift to 50 kg per hectare.

Taking into consideration a request made by the farmers’ representatives, the Minister of Agriculture, Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation, Mahinda Amaraweera, has instructed the Secretary of the Ministry, Rohana Pushpakumara, to take action in this regard.

Earlier, only 40 kg of urea fertilizer was to be given per hectare.

The minister emphasized that steps will be taken to issue the related circular next Tuesday.

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