Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera launched the PMB RICE today with the assistance of Paddy Marketing Board'(PMB). PMB's existing stocks of paddy to control the rising prices of rice in the market and to provide high quality rice to consumers. People are pictured here buying 5 and 10 kg bags tagged under "PMB RICE" prepared within the Agriculture Ministry premises in Battaramulla. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana