Farmers and foreign employers of this country made the most commitment to bring down the value of the dollar rate

The value of the dollar has increased rapidly against the rupee in recent times. By now, the value of the dollar has fallen to a certain level. The Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industry, Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera said that the farmers and foreign employers of this country made the most commitment to bring down the value of the increased dollar rate.

The Agri Tech -24 – Agricultural Technology Exhibition which was held yesterday (02) at the Hungama Batatha Agricultural Technical Park was opened to the public for viewing yesterday morning. The work of this exhibition started under the patronage of the Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries, Mr. Mahinda Amaraweera, and Deputy Speaker Mr. Ajith Rajapaksa as well as Member of Parliament Mr. Duminda Dissanayake and others participated in the event.

The main purpose of holding this exhibition is to introduce new agricultural technology to the farmers. Additional crop cultivation including paddy cultivation, vegetable and fruit cultivation, livestock development, cultivation aimed at export as well as the use of new technology for cultivation have been included in the exhibition.

This exhibition, which consists of 150 booths representing the public sector as well as the private sector, will be displayed from today to next 05th from 08 am to 07 pm.

Participating in the inauguration day yesterday, the Minister of Agriculture said that in the year 2022, 08 lakh metric tons of rice was imported into Sri Lanka and the government had to spend 300 million USD for that

But in the year 2023, not even a grain of rice was imported and in the two years 2023 and 24, the farmers of this country have saved more than 600 million USD to the country.

Also, in the year 2023 as well as in the year 2024, the people of this country will consume local rice and not imported rice, and that respect and pride should be given to the farmers of Sri Lanka.

Also, the minister emphasized that the representatives of certain political groups who claim to be farmers’ representatives are trying to disrupt agriculture just like the farmers, but the farmers do not fall into those traps.

The minister also mentioned that the highest rice harvest this maha season has been recorded in Udawalawe zone and for the first time in Sri Lanka farmers have been able to harvest 12,000 kg of rice from one hectare.

The Minister who further commented:

We have decided to spread keeri samba cultivation in the country. The reason is that the government or the rice mill owners are not the ones who decide the price of keeri samba at the moment. Due to the cultivation

in the country. The reason is that the government or the rice mill owners are not the ones who decide the price of keeri samba at the moment. Due to the cultivation of Keeri Samba rice, for the first time the power to determine the price of rice has come into the hands of the farmers.

The government announced the price of keeri samba paddy at 130 rupees per kg. Private sector rice mill owners are ready to buy at 140 rupees.

But the farmers have reached a situation where they do not sell rice until it is more than 150 rupees. Consumers are ready to buy Keri Samba rice today even at Rs. 350 per kg. Nowadays, if the farmer wants to get more income, he should produce by identifying the crops that are in high demand in the market. The minister also said that it is a good sign that the farmers of our country are getting into that situation.

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