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Agri sector key to development - PM

It is necessary to increase agriculture sector’s contribution to achieve targets of making Sri Lanka the wonder of Asia in keeping with the Mahinda Chintana vision for the future and the Agriculture Ministry has taken initiatives on behalf of the farming community in this regard, said Prime Minister D M Jayaratne at the Vavuniya Seed Farm on Monday.


Prime Minister D M Jayaratne

Addressing the gathering on the opening day of the National Farmers Week and Agriculture Exhibition - 2011, the Prime Minister stressed that it is essential to produce rice, vegetable and fruits, the country needs so that money spent for import could be utilized for other purposes.

He said the Agriculture Ministry has proved that self-sufficiency is an achievable target. He invited the farming community to be united disregarding differences for the betterment of the country.

Earlier on the day Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena opened the exhibition for the public who were eagerly waiting to experience the first ever exhibition of its kind after the dawn of peace.

The National Farmers Week and the Agriculture Exhibition are held annually to appreciate and recognize farmers contribution to the economy and to revive local agriculture in techniques and production to create self-sufficiency.

This year’s theme, Uthura Dakuna Ekama Kethak, Yali Peradiga Ran Atuwak (one field for the north and south and golden bin for the east again) depicts emerging development in the agriculture sector, especially in the north where massive revival projects are carried out in every sphere.

A large number of exhibition stalls from both private and government sector institutions to show development in the field of agriculture and related areas are open for the public. In addition, seminars, awareness programmes, film screening have been organized to educate the people on agriculture.

A seminar on Nutrition and Local Food Consumption was conducted at the Agriculture School at Vavuniya.

A religious day in line with the programme was held on Sunday with the patronage of Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena where Buddhists, Hindu, Muslim and Christian religious observances were held in religious centres to invoke blessings for the programme.

The second day will proceed under the theme Youth Entrepreneurship Day. A marathon race for school children and adults will also take place.

Agrarian and Wild Life Minister S M Chandrasena, Parliamentarian A H M Azwar, Vavuniya Government Agent, P H M Charles, Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake and Agriculture Ministry Secretary K E Karunatilake were present.

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