6041/'15
Hon. Eric Prasanna Weerawardhana,— To ask the Minister of Agriculture,—
(a) Will he inform this House—
(i) whether he is aware of the fact that the price of nutmeg at present has dropped by about 30% - 40% in comparison to the price in January, 2015;
(ii) if so, of the reasons that caused a drop in the price of nutmeg in the aforesaid manner;
(iii) whether any step has been taken to prevent frequent drops in the price of nutmeg; and
(iv) if so, whether he will explain the aforesaid step?
(b) Will he state —
(i) whether he is aware of the fact that provisions allocated to the Department of Export Agriculture has been cut down by about 50% this year in comparison to the budget of the last year; and
(ii) the course of action followed to overcome the downturn that will occur in export agriculture as a result of the cut down of provisions?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2015-05-19
Asked by
Hon. ERIC PRASANNA WEERAWARDHANA, M.P.,, M.P.
Ministry
Agriculture
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Nutmeg cultivation
Answered Date
2015-05-19
Answered by
Hon. Anoma Gamage, M.P.
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