100,000 MT of fertiliser from Russia

Uditha Kumarasinghe

COLOMBO: The Russian Government has pledged to provide fertiliser to Sri Lanka at concessionary rates to enable it to further implement its fertiliser subsidy scheme.

According to Agriculture Development Minister Chamal Rajapaksa, 100,000 metric tons of fertiliser is to be imported from Russia.

"The Ministry through this move intends to save nearly US$ 9 million expended by the national budget on the fertiliser subsidy."

"The assurance given by the Russian Government is a great assistance to practically implement the

Mahinda Chintana and further provide a 50Kg bag of See page 18