Agriculture exhibitions in nine provinces

Dharma Sri Abeyratne

Moves are under way by the Education Ministry in line with the Api Vavamu Rata Nagamu food production program of the Agriculture Ministry to hold nine agriculture exhibitions throughout the country aiming to motivate among the younger generation towards agriculture.

Nine agriculture exhibitions will be held in the nine provinces. These exhibitions will educate students and elders about modern and traditional trends, technology and ways and means of improving income in agriculture while motivating visitors to cultivation.

Under these exhibitions schoolchildren will be educated about the value of cultivation. Increasing the enthusiasm for cultivation is the best way to lead students towards cultivation, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.

“We are capable of cultivating every inch of cultivable land . Therefore students will be encouraged to cultivation through exhibitions, seminars and other agriculture based programs.

It is a must since we need to develop the country which has been lagging behind for over three decades owing to LTTE terrorism,” Minister Premajayantha said.

The aim of agricultural exhibitions is to create a habit of cultivation which would help Sri Lanka to win the food production war Waga Sangramaya.