PADDY FARMERS TO RECEIVE FREE FERTILIZER THROUGH USAID AND FAO

Farmers collecting bags of urea fertilizer procured by FAO through USAID funding, from the Pampaimadu Agrarian Service Centre, Vavuniya. 9,300 tonnes of urea fertilizer is currently being distributed to over 180,000 smallholder paddy farmers in eight districts across Sri Lanka.     

FAO invites all eligible paddy farmers to visit their respective  Agrarian Service Centre and ensure their details have been incorporated 

36,000 metric tonnes of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertilizer are to be distributed to all paddy farmers in Sri Lanka through the Ministry of Agriculture, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The amount of TSP provided per farmer will be determined based on the area they cultivated in the 2022/2023 Maha cultivation season.   
The distribution list, along with the land extent cultivated during this Maha season, has been published and displayed at all Agrarian Service Centres of the Department of Agrarian Development. FAO invites all eligible paddy farmers to visit their respective Agrarian Service Centre and ensure their details have been incorporated. The distribution lists will be displayed until January 5, 2023, and the date of fertilizer distribution will be shared through the Agrarian Service Centres.