The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake
Dharmapriya Dissanayake asked the Prime Minister why coconut yields have declined despite the crop’s past importance as a leading export commodity and noted that Sri Lanka is now importing coconut to meet domestic needs. He sought details on the State and semi-State bodies responsible for coconut cultivation, the measures they have taken to meet local and export demand for coconut and related products, their effectiveness, and the Government’s short-, medium- and long-term plans to address the shortage.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my question to the Hon. Prime Minister:
¶ 02 Coconut, once a leading export crop, is now insufficient even for domestic consumption, compelling imports.
¶ 03 (i) What are the reasons for the decline in coconut yield?
¶ 04 (ii) Which State and semi-State institutions are responsible for coconut cultivation?
¶ 05 (iii) What measures have those institutions taken to meet domestic and international demand for coconut and coconut-based products, and how successful have they been?
¶ 06 (iv) What short-, medium- and long-term measures will the Government take to resolve this issue?
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Cite as: The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2025. No. 1739175806099814. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26738