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The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Chanaka Madugoda)

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Galle· 8 November 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Increase of Production of Grains and Yams - Allocations from Budget 2025 (Q.1467/2025)

Agriculture
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Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka, on behalf of Hon. Chanaka Madugoda, asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation to state the criteria used to measure production and productivity of non-paddy field crops. He also sought details of the 2025 Budget allocation for increasing grain and yam production, the specific crops targeted, and projected production quantities for each in 2025, 2026 and 2027 compared with 2024.

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¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House the— (i) criteria used to measure the production and productivity of field crops other than paddy; (ii) provision that was allocated in the Budget for the year 2025 for increasing the production of grains and yams; (iii) specific grains and yams of which the production is expected to be increased with these provisions; and (iv) expected production quantities for each of the above grain and yam varieties in 2025, 2026 and 2027, compared to the year 2024, separately?

¶ 03 (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Saturday, 8 November 2025 ·No. 22727 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Chanaka Madugoda). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 November 2025. No. 22727. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6453