During a meeting with President Ranil Wickremesinghe, officials from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation expressed their willingness to support digitization of data in Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector activities, in keeping up with the government’s policies and regulations regarding financial assistance and the use of modern technology.
The visiting delegation also presented relevant information to support their stance at a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday, President Media Division said.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe also emphasized the importance of continuing the government’s efforts to modernize the agricultural sector, improve nutrition, address climate change, and enhance financial security.
The proposed establishment of a university dedicated to climate change was also a topic of attention during the meeting, PMD said in its release on the meeting.
An opportunity to travel to Japan for employment as skilled workers is being offered under a programme known as ‘Jayagamu’ Sri Lanka, announced by Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara.
The Sri Lanka Army has launched in internal investigation into the accident at the Fox Hill super-Cross races in Diyathalwa yesterday claiming seven lives.
Former State Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma passed away at the age of 64, after being electrocuted today evening.
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