Hon. Namal Karunaratne - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
Hon. Namal Karunaratne said the Government would consider the proposed silage programme and develop an implementation plan. He outlined measures to raise daily milk production from about 1 million litres to 3 million litres by 2029, including dairy hubs, farmer networks, free vaccinations, fodder and feed support, cold-chain facilities, imported breeding bulls, and artificial insemination. He also noted that the Badalgama milk factory is planned to open mid next year and will require about 200,000 litres of milk per day, requiring further production promotion.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We can consider your proposal and develop a programme. Sri Lanka’s daily milk production is about 1 million litres; by 2029 we target 3 million litres. We are organizing dairy hubs and farmer networks, assisting all milk producers irrespective of buyer, and providing free animal vaccinations with allocations already made. We will also support fodder development, concentrate feed access and cold-chain facilities. We have imported high-quality bulls from Pakistan; artificial insemination programmes are underway to improve progeny. Additionally, we plan to open the Badalgama milk factory mid next year, which will require about 200,000 litres per day—necessitating production promotion. We will study and work out implementation of your silage proposal.
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Cite as: Hon. Namal Karunaratne - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2026. No. 23375. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6920