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
First Session
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2017-02-23
Answered by
Hon. Daya Gamage, M.P.
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