Sri Lankan president stresses need to advance towards competitive agriculture
Agriculture
Colombo, June 7, 2024 (Xinhua/NAN) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, has stressed the need to advance towards competitive agriculture by 2030 through the adoption of modern technology, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said on Friday.
According to the PMD, the president emphasised the importance of focusing on products that can succeed in the competitive export market by prioritising paddy production.
Wickremesinghe highlighted that the future cannot be secured without focusing on competitive products.
He added that it was advisable to discontinue products that could not compete in the export market.
He made the remarks during the progress review meeting of the Agriculture Modernisation Programme, convened at the Presidential Secretariat, the PMD said. (Xinhua/NAN) (www.nannews.ng)
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Edited by Ummul Idris and Abiemwense Moru
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