A number of programmes are being planned to expedite the production of organic fertilizers required for the Maha season, the President’s Media Division said today (03). “The raw material required for the production of organic fertilizer can be conveniently obtained from the rural environment. Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage stated that the full quantity of organic fertilizer required for this purpose is expected to be produced locally and in case of any shortage, the required shortfall will be imported and stored by the Government. State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa said that steps are being taken to provide the necessary technical knowledge to the farmers to produce organic fertilizer. The President officially handed over the soil testing equipment to the Commissioner General of Agrarian Services and the Director General of Agriculture.
