The Hon. B. Ariyawansha
Hon. B. Ariyawansha said pepper growers in areas such as Matale had suffered from a poor harvest the previous year and that advice from the Export Agriculture Department was not effectively reaching villages. Noting that a new harvest was expected around the end of April, he asked whether the Government would implement a programme to secure maximum export revenue and ensure a fair price for farmers.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, my second supplementary: Last year there was practically no pepper harvest in areas like Matale; advice from the Export Agriculture Department often does not reach the village effectively. This year a harvest is expected around end of April. Will the Government put in place a programme to ensure maximum export revenue and a fair price to farmers?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 5 March 2026 ·No. 23375 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. B. Ariyawansha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2026. No. 23375. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6912