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‘Being self-sufficient in agriculture, govt can raise its head proudly’

By being self-sufficient in agriculture, the country could raise its head as a proud nation, Technology and Research Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi said.

She was addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Divi Neguma Phase III at Bulugahapitiya in Eheliyagoda recently.

Further, the minister said that as the Divi Neguma programme which had been launched by the government with the objective of improving the economy and the nutrition of the family unit, has been functioning successfully and it had been possible to inaugurate the 3rd phase of the Divi Neguma Phase III programme.

It would add to other successful projects initiated by President Mahinda Rajapakse. At present, people are moving towards agriculture. The government needto improve agricultural productions to rise up to the world as a proud nation.

That is why the government, although incurring substantial loses, provided fertilizer at Rs.350 to support farmers to improve production, she said.

Even though there had been many difficulties, the lifestyle of the people had improved.

The government has obtained loans from foreign sources for the development of the country, as investments. With all such matters, the government had the ability to rise up as a developed ntion in the future, she explained.

Plants necessary for home gardening, chicks for poultry farming and monetary assistance for the ornamental fish industry, had been distributed among the people of the area as part of the Divi Neguma programme for strengthening 2.5 million family units. wMember of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Kanchana Jayaratna, District Secretaries of Ratnapura Sunil Kannangara, Eheliyagoda S.Wijayaraja, Members of Eheliyagoda Pradeshiya Sabbha Sujeewa Wijesuriya, S.Karunadasa and the general public took part in the ceremony.

 

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