The Hon. Danushka Ranganath
Hon. Danushka Ranganath asked whether the Government could support poor rural families in districts such as Kalutara, where farmers are shifting from rubber to tea due to quicker returns and climate conditions. He proposed identifying low-income families and assisting them, possibly through smallholder societies, to cultivate half-acre tea plots that could generate income within 18 to 24 months, and asked whether funds could be allocated in future budgets.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary: In districts like Kalutara, people are moving from rubber to tea due to quicker returns and climate factors. To reduce rural poverty, can we identify poor families and assist them to plant a half-acre of tea to yield returns within 1.5 to 2 years, perhaps via the smallholder societies? Can funds be allocated in future budgets?
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Cite as: The Hon. Danushka Ranganath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 May 2025. No. 1750307293077610. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24508