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Food shortage possible due to extreme weather: Minister
The present heavy rainfall will contribute to food shortages in the coming months, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera warned.
He said about 70,000 acres of paddy land have been destroyed both by the prolonged drought as well as recent torrential rains.
The Minister said continuous rainfall has severely affected low country vegetable crops.
“Around 15,000 acres of green gram crops cultivated in Hambantota district have also been completely destroyed. About 40 percent of the country’s total green gram requirements could be obtained through this cultivation,” the Minister said.
The Minister has advised the Agriculture Secretary Gunadasa Samarasinghe to immediately implement a plan to encourage home gardens and a food crop plan for this season.
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