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and the hoteltrade.Anyglut in productionduring the
seasonswillbeconvertedintoexportableitemsby
modernizing the fruitprocessingindustry in the country.
Vegetableandfruitpackingcrateswillbeintroducedto
reduce the postharvestlossesbyasignicantamount.
SriLankawillberecognizedasoneof the best
qualityproductioncentres for oricultureproducts
in the world. In cutowerproduction,highquality
newhybridvarietiesimportedfromoverseaswillbe
usedasmotherplantsandanumberofnurserieswill
bemodernizedwithtissuecultureapparatus.1,500
oriculturevillageswillbeestablished in the Western,
NorthWesternandCentralProvinces.30,000jobswill
begenerated in ruralandsuburbanareas.Withthat,
the shareofexportsofcutowersandfoliagewill
increasesignicantlyduring the decade.
25,000hectaresofherbalfarmswillbeestablished
in the EasternandNorthernProvincesunder the
supervisionof the MinistryofIndigenousMedicine.
In addition,20,000hectaresoflandwillbenewly
cultivatedwithginger,turmericandcitronella in
Kilinochchi,Ampara,HambantotaandTrincomalee
Districts.Approximately0.2millionhectaresoflands
willbecultivatedwithpulses,tubersandcereals
countrywide.
The GovernmentseedfarmsatKundasale,
Aluththarama,Malwatta,Karadiyanaru,Kantalai,
MahaIllupallama,Peedru,Kandapola,Meepilimana,
Udaradella,Rahangala,Polonnaruwa,Paranthanand
Jaffnawillbedevelopedwithmoderntechnology
aimedatincreasing the yield.Bufferstocksofcertied
seedswillbemaintainedensuringanuninterrupted
supplyofseeds.
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Thereisalso the necessity for developingacompetitive
andregulatedseedindustrybyinvolving the private
sector in seedproductionanddistribution.Strict
quarantiningregulationswillbeput in placewhen
importingseedsbyenacting the SeedAct in orderto
protectandsafeguarddomesticagriculture.
The traditionalroleofbankcredit in agricultureto
fundseasonalproductionwillbereversedwith the
budgetarydecisionof10percentmandatorylendingto
the agriculturesectorbycommercialbanks. The Central
Bankwillalsopromoterenanceschemeswithaview
tosupportingagriculturaldevelopment in several
districts. In ordertofurtherstrengthenthissector,
newcreditschemeswillbeintroducedto the farmers
in additionto the 10percentmandatorylending
requirement.
Agriculturalbiodiversitywillbestrengthenedby
accelerating the conventionalbreedingof the
agriculturalsectortoensurehigheryield.
Researchanddevelopmentrelatingto the agriculturewill
beexpanded for problemsidenticationandproductivity
improvement in the sector.Researchinstituteswillbe
developed,providingnecessaryinfrastructurefacilities
andnewtechnologicalequipment.Humandevelopment
willalsobestrengthenedbylinking the knowledgehubs.
Extensionapproacheswillbedevelopedusingsocial
marketingconceptstoaddvaluethroughinformation
andcommunicationtechnology. In addition,awareness
programmeswillalsobearrangedtodisseminate
researchndingsamong the farmersand the potential
farmercommunity.
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roleof the publicsector in poultrydevelopmentwill
bearegulatoryfunctionfocusingonanimaldisease
preventionandqualityassurance.
In the early70s,localmilkproductionmet80percent
oflocalconsumptionneeds.But the openeconomic
policyandagrowingdemandresulted in asharp
increase in importsofmilkandmilkproducts.Asof
2009,localmilkproductioncoversonly33percent
of the nationalconsumption.63,876mtofmilkand
milkproductsvaluedatoverRs.30billion(US$296
mn.)hasbeenimported in 2009anditrepresented
2.1percentofSriLanka’sfoodimports.Hence,with
the aimofreducing the drainon the country’sforeign
exchangeresourcesandsupportingemployment
generationandfamilyincome,dairyindustrywillbe
promotedascomplementaryeconomicactivityacross
the widesectionof the populationbyintroducing
improvedbreeds,feedresources,betteranimalhealth,a
welldevelopedcollectionandprocessingnetwork,good
researchandextensionservices.
The income the dairyfarmersearnfromtheircows’
milkdependson the marketand the collectionsystems.
Basedon the availabledata, the formaldairyprocessing
industrycollectsonlyaround50-60percentof the
totalproduction. In mostareas,milkiscollectedonce
adayduetounavailabilityofapropercoldchain.
Thus, the milkmarketingandprocessingatalllevels
neededtobedevelopedthroughestablishingproper
coldchainswith the supportof the privatesectorand
privatepublicpartnerships.Withthiseffort, the total
milkproductionwillbeincreasedto the levelofself
sufciency.
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