The Hon. Namal Karunaratne
On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, the answer was tabled to a question on goraka cultivation. It stated that district-wise estimated cultivation extent for 2025 was provided in an annex and outlined measures to promote cultivation, including export-oriented agricultural villages, market price publicity, free plant distribution, investment support, farmer training, media-based technical guidance, and research dissemination. The final part of the question was recorded as not applicable.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, I table the answer.
¶ 02 (a) (i) The estimated extent under cultivation by district for 2025 is provided in the annex. (ii) Yes. (iii) Measures: - Establishment of export-oriented agricultural villages. - Publishing market price information for goraka in newspapers, on websites and through other media. - Providing goraka plants free to farmers and investment support under cultivation programmes. - Supplying technical information on goraka cultivation through TV and radio programmes. - Conducting farmer trainings, model and training programmes at district level. - Conducting research on goraka cultivation and disseminating technical know-how.
¶ 03 (b) Not applicable.
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- Hansard, Friday, 22 May 2026 ·No. 23666 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Namal Karunaratne. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 May 2026. No. 23666. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16925