First model village for strawberry cultivation established in Nuwara Eliya

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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Colombo, May 28 (Daily Mirror) - The Agrarian Development Department has taken steps to establish Sri Lanka's first model village for strawberry cultivation based on four villages in Nuwara Eliya.

This model cultivation village was established on the instructions of Agriculture and Plantation Industries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera.

A model village was established for each fruit and vegetable to be cultivated so that they could be exported.

Accordingly, this strawberry cultivation has been started in 42 net houses through 50 farmers at a cost of Rs. 20 million.

From this strawberry cultivation, the strawberry plants imported from Australia to Sri Lanka will be distributed among the farmers.

The planting planting in safe houses has been completed by now.

The government has granted Rs. 320 million to the Agrarian Development Department for this year.

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GERIATRIC TAX PAYER 48 YEARS Tuesday, 28 May 2024 02:44 PM

Move in the right Direction - EXPORT, EXPORT, EXPORT...

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B P Tuesday, 28 May 2024 04:43 PM

Things that would have been done 50-60 yrs ago.

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FredSnr Wednesday, 29 May 2024 03:31 AM

You are right.The capability is there amongst the youth no encouragement and no capital to develop an entrepreneurial spirit

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Idea will completely fail, Stawberries are terribly high in pesticides, only organic strawberry any good Tuesday, 28 May 2024 08:13 PM

Look up most toxic fruits, and strawberry which is not organic comes up was worse because remnant pesticides. Sri Lanka has too much insects to grow organic, so attempt is another stupid folly to keep youth doing low grade fail farm project.

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Anton Weerasinghe Wednesday, 29 May 2024 08:51 AM

Please have some positive attitude for this project. shed off your communist ideology. Because any project implemented by the government is opposed by the JVP like communist ideologists.

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Shera Wednesday, 29 May 2024 03:29 AM

Very good project. Start with strawberries and expand to other fruit and veggies. People will sign up when they have the support and training by the government.

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