Harvesting under Yala 2020 to strengthen food production in Sri Lanka

Harvesting of cultivation in hotspot areas in 11 districts of six  provinces  in the dry zone of Sri Lanka under  Yala 2020 food production program launched by the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) has been broadcasted by national Radios.  The news was in the main news bulletins of Sinhala, Tamil  and English services of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Services and Lakhanda Radio of Independent Television Network today (24^th).

Yala 2020 food production programme goes in line with the programme of the Implementation Ministry in promotion of food crops cultivation in the Yala 2020 season to overcome possible food shortage that could surface out owing to COVID 19 pandemic. It focuses on the promotion of Other Field Crops Cultivation following Climate Smart Agriculture Practices  in hot spot areas of 11 districts as from the food crops sector Other field crops occupy the highest share of importation at present. 

More than 7000 farmers affected by climate changes in Hambantota, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura, Puttalam, Kurunegala and Monaragala  have been selected for the above purpose. Cultivation is being carried out on 3635 acres and it is expected to produce nearly 8000 tons of OFCs.  Groundnut, green gram, cowpea, chilli, maize, soya, red onion, kurakkan, sesame and Blake Gram are grown under this programme. The  CSAIP contribution to this project is Rs 115.12M..8M.
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