Thriposha to increase production

Hemanthi Guruge

The country’s Thriposha production is about 16,000 metric tonnes per year and plans are under way to increase production to 18,000 metric tonnes from next January.

Sri Lanka Thriposha Company Chairman Sarath Chandra Vithana told Daily News Business that the demand for Thriposha is increasing and intention of the government is to provide Thriposha for all needy people throughout the country. The Health Ministry has recently taken over the administration of the Thriposha company that produce a nutritious supplement distributed free to pregnant women and children.

The government has also taken measures to develop the machinery and the distribution system to increase production.

The company distributes Thriposha free to pregnant women, breast feeding mothers and children suffering from under nutrition. The main ingredients of the Thriposha is soya, maize, vitamins and milk powder. He said that main ingredients of Thriposha including soya and maize are bought from farmers around the country.

Thriposha is a fortified blended food supplement which contains energy, protein and the required micronutrient, given free to the most nutritionally vulnerable segments of the population under the national nutrition programme.