Chicken meat price reduced
2023-08-01
Local poultry producers have agreed to reduce the price of chicken, Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera stated. Minister Amaraweera statedContinue Reading
Yala Season : 512,000 hectares of paddy fields cultivated
2023-07-18
A total of 512,000 hectares of paddy fields were cultivated in the Yala season after a period of 10 years,Continue Reading
Wildlife Dept gives assurance to Court on Monkey export request
2023-06-26
The Court of Appeal was today given an assurance by the Department of Wildlife and Conservation that they will notContinue Reading
Chinese firm still keen on exporting monkeys – Agriculture Ministry
2023-06-09
The request by a Chinese firm to acquire 100,000 Toque monkeys from Sri Lanka still remains, Minister of Agriculture MahindaContinue Reading
New initiative to limit Mandarin imports
2023-06-09
The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to provide financial assistance for the cultivation of mandarin oranges in the lower areasContinue Reading
70,000 goats to be distributed among unemployed youths
2023-04-17
The Ministry of Agriculture is taking measures to introduce goat farming to unemployed youths in rural areas of Sri Lanka,Continue Reading
Permission given to kill six animals damaging crops
2023-02-17
The government has permitted farmers to kill monkeys that are found to be destroying crops, Minister of Agriculture Mahinda AmaraweeraContinue Reading
Govt takes measures to issue TSP fertilizer to farmers for Yala season
2023-02-15
The government has announced plans to provide Mada Pohora (TSP) to farmers at a lower price than the current marketContinue Reading
Mahinda Amaraweera resigns from Wildlife ministerial portfolio
2023-01-19
Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has resigned from one of his ministerial portfolios today. Minister Amaraweera has resigned from his portfolio ofContinue Reading
ADB grants Rs. 8Bn to assist SL farmers
2022-12-21
Measures are underway to provide nonrefundable financial assistance of up to Rs. 20,000 to the farmers who are cultivating paddyContinue Reading
Reason revealed for Animal deaths
2022-12-13
The animal deaths reported in the Northern and Eastern Provinces are due to adverse weather conditions experienced in the provinces,Continue Reading
Six crop-ravaging animals removed from protected list
2022-11-11
Six crop-ravaging animals have been removed from the list of protected animals in Sri Lanka, an official from the MinistryContinue Reading
Yala incident : President issues directives
2022-10-26
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the relevant authorities to carry out an impartial investigation into the recent incident involving unrulyContinue Reading
Yala unruly motorists blacklisted & prohibited from entering national parks
2022-10-25
The individuals and vehicles that were involved in behaving in an unruly manner inside the Yala National Park recently haveContinue Reading
Unruly motorists in Yala: Update from Wildlife Ministry
2022-10-25
The trackers and park officials who had travelled along with the group that had behaved in an unruly manner insideContinue Reading
Fertilizer distribution : Update from Agriculture Minister
2022-10-01
Sufficient stocks of fertilizer have been ordered to meet the requirement of the Maha season, Minister of Agriculture Mahinda AmaraweeraContinue Reading