512, 000 hectares of paddy fields cultivated in the Yala season – Minister

Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera during a press conference themed ‘One Year of Progress’ held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) today (17) said that 512,000 hectares of paddy fields were cultivated in the Yala season

The minister said that as a result of President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s strategy to modernize the agricultural industry it was expected that 80% of the nation’s agricultural needs would be produced by 2025 and added that the use of contemporary technologies in agriculture can improve production of fruits and vegetables intended for export and reduce the amount of agricultural crops that are imported.