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Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Ratnapura· 11 March 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Chicken Production and Supply in Sri Lanka (Q.1/2025)

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Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi raised concerns about the poultry industry, noting its importance to ordinary people and the growth shown in available data despite some imports. He asked whether the Ministry has a stable programme to control arbitrary price increases by traders, resolve industry issues to reduce import dependence, and promote poultry exports.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the chicken industry largely benefits ordinary people. The data show growth over the years, along with some imports. I wish to know whether the Ministry has a stable programme to address issues such as arbitrary price hikes by traders and to avoid the need for imports by giving real solutions to industry problems, and also to promote exports.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 11 March 2025 ·No. 1743759139093629 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 March 2025. No. 1743759139093629. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18912