GoSL to purchase 300,000 MT of paddy from local farmers
GoSL to purchase 300,000 MT of paddy from local farmers
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Colombo (News 1st); The government of Sri Lanka aims to purchase 300,000 Metric Tonnes of paddy from 370,000 farmers in Ampara, Batticaloa, Killinochchi, and several other areas.
According to a statement from the Government Information Department in 2020, a total of 848,000 farmers cultivated paddy across 1.671 million acres of land with an expected harvest of 2.8 Million Metric Tonnes.
The Cabinet of Ministers already granted approval to purchase standard Nadu at a price of Rs. 50.00 per kg of paddy with 14% moisture and Rs. 44.00 per kg of paddy with 14% -22% moisture.