Ambassador Julie Chung tours Habarana

Hopes fertilizer aid will help revive and stabilize farming

US ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung toured Habarana recently where she met with farmers in the area to talk about the farming situation and to observe the challenges faced by the community.
"This year the United States provided USD 46 million of assistance, which includes TSP fertilizer for over a million farmers and also Urea fertilizer for small-holder farmers," she said, adding that the US hopes it would help revive and stabilize the farming sector of Sri Lanka.