Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2015-10-28

Entering into a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Agriculture of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt for Co-operation in the field of Agriculture and other related fields

- Although, the Egypt is a country consisting of dry and arid climatic zones, and with limited arable land areas, the agriculture field has become a prominent sector in the country. Therefore, there is a possibility of applying the new technology and knowledge used by them in the field of agriculture, for the agricultural development in the dry zone areas of our country too, as appropriate. Accordingly, the proposal made by Hon. Duminda Dissanayake, the Minister of Agriculture, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Agriculture of Sri Lanka and the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation of Egypt, in order to exchange information and experiences in the fields of crop production, food processing, advertising, marketing and the use of machinery for agricultural activities, was approved by the Cabinet.