The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna
Cinnamon was identified as a key plantation crop, with exports earning USD 262 million last year and a five-year strategy aiming to increase this to USD 500 million by 2030 through legal, infrastructure, and farmer support measures. The Member stated that the Government is reviewing about 100 state institutions, including the proposed Cinnamon Development Department, and that the final institutional arrangement will be decided after addressing overlaps with other minor export crop bodies.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, cinnamon is one of our four key plantation crops. Last year we earned USD 262 million from cinnamon exports. We have policies and a five-year strategic plan to grow exports to USD 500 million by 2030, with legal strengthening and infrastructure and farmer support.
¶ 02 Regarding institutional placement, Government is reviewing around 100 state institutions to strengthen the public structure. The Cinnamon Development Department was set up, but an Act has not yet been passed. Given overlaps with other minor export crops (e.g., pepper), I cannot state the final arrangement now. After the ongoing review, we will bring cinnamon under a strong structure to advance the sector.
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Cite as: The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 September 2025. No. 1758876121024768. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15524