879000 farmer families are engaged in paddy cultivation in Sri Lanka Expecting high production this year
Rice is the main food in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka also export some quantity of rice every year. Last few years that did’nt happen. Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Agriculture is expecting a paddy harvest of 2.7 million MT in the Yala season, which runs from late April to mid September. Around 807,763 hectares of land cultivated in Sri Lanka for paddy, 64% is cultivated in Maha season while 35% is cultivated in Yala season.

Around 879,000 farmer families are engaged in paddy cultivation in Sri Lanka. They are 20% of the country’s population and 32% of the employment. Now most of the farmers are cultivating Genetically improved seeds. If weather is good farmer will get a good yield. Dry weather in harvesting season is necessary. Rain in last season Destroy harvest of over 10000 farmer families.



