The Palmyra Development Board (PDB) says there is a high demand for Palmyra-related products in foreign markets such as Canada, especially for Palmyra products, especially for Palmyra jaggery, Palmyra toddy and Palmyra liquor.
Recently, Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries, Mahinda Amaraweera visited the Weeravila PDB premises, where various Palmyra-based food items as well as household items were displayed.
Currently, there are 11 million Palmyra trees in in country, of which 60% of them are unused. Because of this, the PDB has started providing special training to those interested in how to popularize Palmyra-related products as well as how to get economic benefits from them.
About 30% of the Palmyra trees in the North and East were destroyed during the last war and has been replanted. PDBChairman Dr. Krishantha Pathiraja informed Minister Amaraweera that steps have been taken to plant 200,000 new Palmyra trees in the last 4 years.
By October 2023, income from the export of Palmyra-related products is Rs 78 million. There is a high demand for Palmyra jaggery, honey, Palmyra toddy and Palmyra liquor in the international market.
Many food outlets that can be prepared from palm trees that grow without any chemical fertilizers or poisons are currently being maintained under the contribution of the PDB.
Minister Amaraweera advised to provide more training for the palm-related food industry as well as the domestic appliance manufacturing industry in this country and prepare programs to attract individuals to this industry.
The Minister also presented recruitment letters to 30 trainees for the training programs conducted by the PDB.
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