Govt to set up 2.2 m home gardens countrywide

The Authorities will arrange 2.2 million residence gardens countrywide early subsequent month below this system “For a inexperienced Nation”. It can cowl all Grama Nildhari divisions within the island. Virtually 12,912 low revenue Samurdhi households at the moment are entrusted with free high quality fruit and vegetable vegetation to arrange nurseries to develop the vegetation, State Minister of Samurdhi, Family Financial system, Micro Finance, Self-Employment and Enterprise Improvement, Shehan Semasinghe instructed the Sunday Observer. The State Minister mentioned Rs. 401 million can be invested onthe meals rising mission on the directions of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

He mentioned seed varieties for the nurseries have been obtained from the Ministry of Agriculture. Chillies, tomatoes, brinjals, turmeric, ginger, snake gourd, and bitter gourd vegetation can be supplied to chose farmer households to develop extra meals to fulfill the long run wants of vegatables and fruits within the nation.