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Ministers meet crisis hit local big onion farmers
A discussion aimed at formulating a systematic programme to address the issues faced by local big onion farmers was held
By Ada Derana English
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A meeting was held today (17) at the Presidential Secretariat with local big onion farmers to develop a structured plan to address the challenges they face. While paddy farmers have long had structured support, Minister Lal Kantha noted that this is the first time a concrete plan has been developed specifically for big onion farmers.
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People
- Wasantha Samarasinghe.Minister
- Kapila Janaka Bandara
- Wasantha Samarasinghe
- D. P. Wickramasinghe
- Namal Karunaratne
- K. D. Lal Kantha
- K. D. Lalkantha
- K.D. Lal Kantha
Organisations
- Department of Agriculture2
- Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands, and Irrigation
- Department of Agrarian Development
Keywords
- ministers2
- farmers2
- onion2
- big2
- formulating
- discussion
- systematic
- address
- crisis
- issues
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