... AsiaItisalsoenvisagedtoensurearemunerative price topaddyfarmersinordertoensure the sustainability of the agriculturesector.Thiswillbeapproachedby the Governmentthroughtwinstrategies: the continuation of the fertilizersubsidytoreduce the cost of productionand the maintenance of aoor price for paddythroughGovernment’speriodicmarketinterventions.Similarly,fairpricingsystemssuchasforwardcontractmarketswillbeputinplacetoensurearegularhighreturntopaddyfarmers.Multipleirrigationserviceswillbefurtherexpandedwhilerehabilitating the existingschemes.Further,thesewillbeequippedwithmodernwatermanagementtechniquesimprovingwaterusageefciency.Thatwillfacilitate the provision of adequatewater for cultivationduring the off-monsoonperiodsandsupportnewarableland for paddycultivation. The traditionalvarieties of paddysuchasheenati,alwee,suwandalsudurusamba,rathdel,andpachchaperumalwillbepromoted on anorganicbasis.Theywillbeintroducedtotouristhotelsandamonglocalpeoplewhowouldprefertoconsumethem.RiceourprocessingfactorieswillbeestablishedinseveraldistrictsincludingHambantota,Anuradhpura,PolonnaruwaandAmparatoencouragericeourconsumptionasasubstitute for wheatour,whilesupplyingvalueaddedproductsto the market.Products of riceandallieditemswillbenurturedamongpeoplesuchasredricenoodlesandbiscuits for goodhealth. The demand for riceisexpectedtogrowfasterthan the localproductiondueto the increaseinpopulationand the people’sshiftfromwheatourtorice on account of the Government’ssupportivepolicies.Therefore,inordertocaterto the increasingdemand,itisnecessarytoraise the averageyield of paddysignicantly.Whileexpanding the cultivableextentthroughnewlands,particularlyin the Northand the East, the averageyieldwillbeincreasedthroughcultivation of improvedvarieties,improvingqualityseedproduction,adoption of advancedwatermanagementsystemsandcomprehensivecultivationandharvestingtechniques.With the approach of selfsufciency,farmerswillbemorevulnerabletomarketshocksin the form of unanticipated price slumpsduetoproductiongluts.KeyIndicator ... AsiaItisalsoenvisagedtoensurearemunerative price topaddyfarmersinordertoensure the sustainability of the agriculturesector.Thiswillbeapproachedby the Governmentthroughtwinstrategies: the continuation of the fertilizersubsidytoreduce the cost of productionand the maintenance of aoor price for paddythroughGovernment’speriodicmarketinterventions.Similarly,fairpricingsystemssuchasforwardcontractmarketswillbeputinplacetoensurearegularhighreturntopaddyfarmers.Multipleirrigationserviceswillbefurtherexpandedwhilerehabilitating the existingschemes.Further,thesewillbeequippedwithmodernwatermanagementtechniquesimprovingwaterusageefciency.Thatwillfacilitate the provision of adequatewater for cultivationduring the off-monsoonperiodsandsupportnewarableland for paddycultivation. The traditionalvarieties of paddysuchasheenati,alwee,suwandalsudurusamba,rathdel,andpachchaperumalwillbepromoted on anorganicbasis.Theywillbeintroducedtotouristhotelsandamonglocalpeoplewhowouldprefertoconsumethem.RiceourprocessingfactorieswillbeestablishedinseveraldistrictsincludingHambantota,Anuradhpura,PolonnaruwaandAmparatoencouragericeourconsumptionasasubstitute for wheatour,whilesupplyingvalueaddedproductsto the market.Products of riceandallieditemswillbenurturedamongpeoplesuchasredricenoodlesandbiscuits for goodhealth. The demand for riceisexpectedtogrowfasterthan the localproductiondueto the increaseinpopulationand the people’sshiftfromwheatourtorice on account of the Government’ssupportivepolicies.Therefore,inordertocaterto the increasingdemand,itisnecessarytoraise the averageyield of paddysignicantly.Whileexpanding the cultivableextentthroughnewlands,particularlyin the Northand the East, the averageyieldwillbeincreasedthroughcultivation of improvedvarieties,improvingqualityseedproduction,adoption of advancedwatermanagementsystemsandcomprehensivecultivationandharvestingtechniques.With the approach of selfsufciency,farmerswillbemorevulnerabletomarketshocksin the form of unanticipated price slumpsduetoproductiongluts.KeyIndicator ... sri lanka the emerging wonder of asiamahinda ChintanaVision for the futuredePartment of national PlanningministrY of finanCe and Planning the DeVeLoPMent PoLiCY frAMeWorKGoVernMent of sri LAnKA- The EmergingWonder of Asia- The EmergingWonder of Asia- The EmergingWonder of Asia- The EmergingWonder of Asia0')1')2')+)*)+)**+)*++)*,+)*-+)*.+)*/I^k\^gm@=I@khpma+)*)...