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Humble jackfruit offers hope amid climate worries
Researchers say the fruit grown could be a replacement for staple crops under threat from climate change. It’s big and bumpy with a gooey interior and a powerful smell of decay — but it could help keep
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan government to grant fertilizer subsidy to supplementary crops
The Sri Lankan government is to provide the fertilizer subsidy currently granted to paddy cultivation to supplementary crop cultivations as well. Wild Life and Agrarian Services Minister S.M. Chandrasena
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka aims self-sufficiency in fisheries
Sri Lanka can save USD 400 million annually in foreign exchange by becoming self-sufficient in fish while providing employment to thousands of people, Chairman Maubima Lanka Foundation Ariyseela Wickramanayake told Daily News Business.
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Sri Lanka
Lanka is self-sufficient in maize
He said that maize is not one of our traditional food items but still Sri Lanka has been able to grow maize and become self-sufficient within one year. The total production had been used to produce Thriposha and animal food. This is a great achievement for the country as the belief earlier was that Sri Lanka cannot produce maize.
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Sri Lanka
Maize farmers demand re-opening of Triposha factory
Maize farmers affected by the abrupt closure of the Triposha Factory in Ja-Ela would stage a demonstration this week demanding the reopening of the factory within this week. The demonstration would be held either the opposite of the Factory premises in Ja-Ela or opposite the Health Ministry in Colombo, they said adding that the decision would be finalized tomorrow (8).
