Friday, December 3, 2010

A national summit on paddy development held in Sri Lanka

(December 02, 2010) A national summit on paddy development was held on December 02 at the Plants and Genetic Resources Centre in Gannoruwa in Kandy district.

The conference was held under the patronage of Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena. Experts in the cultivation sector and top officials are taking part at the event together with a number of foreign representatives.

The participants reportedly focussed on identifying high yield verities of paddy, launch of eco friendly cultivation and many other issues related to paddy cultivation during the conference.

Meanwhile, the department of agriculture says 1.05 million hectares of paddy lands have been cultivated this year.


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