... The AgriculturesectorinSriLankaplaysakeyrolein the country’seconomicdevelopmentanditsnewrolein the future hasnowbeenredenedin the lightof the newdevelopmentvisionand the future aspirationsof the nation.Atpresent,agriculturecontributesabout13percentto the country’sGDPandemploysabout33percentofitsworkforce. The governmenthasgiven the prioritytoenhance the domesticproductioninwhich the successofsuchapolicywaswelldemonstratedduring the periodwheretherewasaworldfoodcrisis.Of the totalcultivableland(2.9mnha),65percent(1.9mnha)iscultivatedwithagriculturalcrops.Paddyoccupies40percentof the agriculturalland.Coconut,teaandrubbertogetheraccount for 39percent. The remainder(21percent)isaccounted for allothercrops;othereldcrops,horticulturalcropsandotherexportcrops.IZ]]r-)Hma^k+*M^Z*+Kn[[^k0<h\hgnm+)13 ... 0 The countryhas the potentialtoproduceallitstropicalfruitsandvegetables for itsneedsandalso for export. The policyof the Governmentistoincrease the productionoftheseitemstoattainnearselfsufciencylevelby2020.Byexpanding the irrigationfacilities,farmerswillbeproductivelyengagedincultivatingfruitsandvegetablesfarmingduring the offseasonsinexistinglandsinMoneragala,Hambantota,Matale,KurunegalaandPuttalamdistricts,and the newlyopenedareasin the NorthernandEasternProvinces. The cultivationoffruitsandvegetablesinhomegardenswillalsobepromotedbylinking the marketingnetworkdirectlywith the goodqualityseedsandadvancedcultivatingpractices.Bymovingtoward the selfsufciencyinthesecrops,opportunitieswillbeprovided for SriLankanfarmingcommunitiestoenhancetheirincomesandgenerateruralbasedemployment.Tosafeguard the farmersfromseasonalpricedeclines,forwardmarketcontractswillbepopularized for almostallthesecrops. ... •InestablishingandmaintainingSriLankaasanenergyhub, the roleof the willbepivotal,especiallywithapositiveoutcomein the contextofoilexplorationactivitiesandexpectstoincreaseitsnetassetfromRs.13billionin2009toRs.50billionby2020.With the upgradingof the Sapugaskandaoilreneryand the commissioningofastateof the artoilrenery,CPCwillbeacompetitiveforcein the region for exportofrenedproductsandcaringshippingandaviationneeds.willhavesignicantpartnershipviaprivatesectortoconstructseweragetreatmentplantandindustrialwaterschemes. The quality,safetyandreliabilityinsupplywillbe the themeof the NWSBD.Accesstocleanwaterwillincreasefrom65percentto90percentinurbanareasand30percentto90percentinruralareasin2020.Further,nonrevenuewaterwillbereducedto20percentand the totalnetassetof the boardisexpectedtoincreasefromRs.92billionin2009toRs.350billionin2020.A...