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 Date: 2011-01-04   Answered 

0848/ 2011 - Question Asked By Hon. VICTOR ANTONY, M.P.,, M.P.

    1. To ask the Minister of Agriculture,— Is he aware that— the only agricultural economic centre in Puttlam district is situated in Norochcholai in the Kalpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha area ; the Kalpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha area is covered by a long belt of infertile sand ; with that infertile belt of sand that has been made fertile by the application of chemical fertilizer including urea, the farmers of that area very successfully produce about 1/3 of the red onion, vegetable and fruit requirements of Sri Lanka ; and Despite that fact, the subsidy provided by the government for urea and other fertilizer for paddy cultivation is not available for the farmers who engage in highland farming ; Does he admit that it is proper to provide the fertilizer subsidy available for paddy cultivation also to the farmers of the very difficult area of the Kalpity Pradeshiya Sabha who soil in highland farming? If so, will he inform this House whether action will be taken to provide that fertilizer subsidy to the farmers of Kalpitiya as well? If not, why?

Asked Date

2011-01-04

Asked by

Hon. VICTOR ANTONY, M.P.,, M.P.

Ministry

Agriculture

Legislature

Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka

Session

1

Question History

Answer

Fertilizer Concession

Answered Date

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