Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2012-02-29

Promotion of Organic Fertilizer Production & Application

- in keeping with the Budget Proposals for 2012, the National Fertilizer Secretariat of the Ministry of Agrarian Services and Wildlife has prepared a programme to establish village level organic fertilizer production units in Agrarian Services areas to produce and distribute organic fertilizer among farmers at comparatively low cost. The joint proposal made by Hon. S.M. Chandrasena, Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife and Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardhana, Minister of Agriculture, to proceed with the project, which would, among other matters, establish 6000 village level organic fertilizer production units throughout the country and provide about 30,000 self-employment opportunities and also reduce the expenditure on chemical fertilizer, was approved by the Cabinet. It was also observed that there are 221 registered organic fertilizer manufacturers and the annual production is around 57000 MT.