Vap Magula ceremony (ploughing festival) in the Mahaweli H zone.
China provides smart technology support to boost Sri Lanka’s agriculture.
Mr. K.D. Lal Kantha, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, took part yesterday (13th) in the Agriculture Day of the “Wayamba Abhiman 2026” Educational, Cultural and Trade Exhibition.
A series of special awareness programs is currently being actively carried out.
A special preliminary discussion on successfully planning the upcoming 2026/27 Maha season was held.
The “International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment” (ISAE 2026), organized by the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Ruhuna, was officially held.
Another stage of the awareness program series organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation to inform the farming community about upcoming programs was successfully held on the 28th at the Matale District Secretariat.
Restoration Begins for Kachchimaduwa Tank Damaged by Ditwah Disaster.
Rs. 3,000 million has been allocated to urgently pay agricultural insurance compensation for crops affected by drought under the El Nino condition.
Handing over of vaccines related to the National Post-Disaster Emergency Vaccination Programme, which is being implemented with the aim of controlling the severe disruption and epidemic disease conditions that arose in the livestock sector following Cyclone Ditwah, was held yesterday (20th) at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation.