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 Date: 2017-02-23   Answered 

1038/ 2017 - Question Asked By Hon. Indika Anuruddha Herath, M.P.

    1. 1038/’16

      Hon. Indika Anuruddha Herath,— To ask the Minister of Primary Industries,—

      (a) Will he inform this House —

      (i) compared to the situation prevalent before the year 2014 regarding cinnamon, pepper, arecanut, clove, betel and cocoa crops, whether exports have increased in years 2015 and 2016; and

      (ii) if so, separately the percentage-wise increase in the export of each of the aforesaid crops;

      (b) Will he also inform this House—

      (i) of the increase in the number of hectares cultivated in these years under the new cultivation programme;

      (ii) of the number of processing centers that have been established;

      (iii) of the number of instances of distribution of machinery that has taken place;

      (iv) of the number of organic villages and spice gardens that have been started; and

      (v) if the aforementioned activities have not been implemented, as to what purpose the sum of Rs.500 million allocated from the Budget of 2016 was used;

      (c) Will he state—

      (i) the names of small export crop promotion programmes implemented in Gampaha District; and

      (ii) the increase in the yield as a result of the same?

      (d) If not, why?

       

Asked Date

2017-02-23

Asked by

Hon. Indika Anuruddha Herath, M.P.

Ministry

Social Welfare and Primary Industries

Legislature

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

Session

1

Question History

Answer

Growth of Minor Export crops as envisaged by Budget 2016

Answered Date

2017-02-23

Answered by

Hon. Daya Gamage, M.P.

Tabled




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