The official launch of the CROPIX system, the national digital platform for data-driven agriculture, was held yesterday (23rd) at the Grand Cinnamon Hotel premises under the patronage of Mr. K.D. Lalkantha, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation.
Sri Lanka marked a major milestone in the digital transformation of its agriculture sector with the official launch of the Agriculture Enterprise Architecture (EA) Framework, Agriculture Interoperability Framework (IF), Departmental Data Sharing Policies of the Department of Agriculture, and CROPIX—a national digital platform for crop data and evidence-based decision-making.
A delegation of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce meets with Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation K.D. Lalkantha recently at the “Govijana Mandiraya”. During this meeting, several important matters were discussed between both parties.
The National Program for the Launch of the Farmer Registration System, named FarmerNet.lk, was held today
Under the government’s policy of “A Thriving Nation – A Beautiful Life,” the inaugural ceremony of distributing 1000 Mahaweli ‘Himikama’ deeds to the farming community in the Mahaweli C area through the ‘Himikama’ National Program was held yesterday (15th) at the Girandurukotte Buddhist Center under the patronage of Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation Mr. K.D. Lalkantha.
A special discussion was held yesterday (08th) at the Govijana Mandiraya to inform journalists and the public about compensation for crop damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah and future steps in agriculture.
A special discussion on the cinnamon industry was held on the 7th at the Govijana Mandiraya under the chairmanship of K.D. Lalkantha, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation.
Milco Chairman Hemajeeva Gotabhaya and senior management participated in an inspection
The Director General of the Department of Cinnamon Development stated yesterday to Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation K.D. Lalkantha and Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Namal Karunaratne, who joined its inspection that the aim is to achieve an income of one billion dollars from domestic cinnamon exports by the year 2030.
The performance incentive awards ceremony was held yesterday (31st ) at the Narahenpita Milco office premises