Third Sour Banana Export Processing Centre ready

The construction of the third sour banana export processing centre in our country has been completed by now. The testing of the machinery of the sour banana processing centre built in the Kachchigalara area of Hambantota was conducted on Friday (15) under the participation of Agriculture and Plantation Industry Minister Mahinda Amaraweera.

The Agriculture Ministry has managed to establish three sour banana cultivation zones and processing centres for export in our country within a year.

The first of these has been established in Rajangana, the second in Jaffna and the third sour banana export processing centre has been established in Kachchigalara area. These banana processing centres have been established under the financial allocation of the Agriculture Sector Modernization Project of the Agriculture Ministry.

The amount spent by the project for the Kachchigal Ara Sour Banana Centre is Rs. 60 million.

So far, 800 acres in Rajangana, 400 acres in Jaffna and 1,000 acres in Hambantota and Embilipitiya zone have been cultivated with sour bananas. Up to 8,000 acres of Hambantha zone have been identified as suitable for cultivation of sour bananas.

These centres process the sour bananas of this country, which are exported to the Dubai market under the name of Baby Banana, in accordance with international standards.

Minister Amaraweera said that high-quality banana seedlings will be provided under the high-density cultivation system, as well as new technology, the application of minimum amount of fertilizers and the production of bananas will be aimed at export.

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