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role of the publicsectorinpoultrydevelopmentwill
bearegulatoryfunctionfocusingonanimaldisease
preventionandqualityassurance.
In the early70s,localmilkproductionmet80percent
of localconsumptionneeds.But the openeconomic
policyandagrowingdemandresultedinasharp
increaseinimports of milkandmilkproducts.As of
2009,localmilkproductioncoversonly33percent
of the nationalconsumption.63,876mt of milkand
milkproductsvaluedatoverRs.30billion(US$296
mn.)hasbeenimportedin2009anditrepresented
2.1percent of SriLanka’sfoodimports.Hence,with
the aim of reducing the drainon the country’sforeign
exchangeresourcesandsupportingemployment
generationandfamilyincome,dairyindustrywillbe
promotedascomplementaryeconomicactivityacross
the widesection of the populationbyintroducing
improvedbreeds,feedresources,betteranimalhealth,a
welldevelopedcollectionandprocessingnetwork,good
researchandextensionservices.
The income the dairyfarmersearn from theircows’
milkdependson the marketand the collectionsystems.
Basedon the available data, the formaldairyprocessing
industrycollectsonlyaround50-60percent of the
totalproduction.Inmostareas,milkiscollectedonce
adayduetounavailability of apropercoldchain.
Thus, the milkmarketingandprocessingatalllevels
neededtobedevelopedthroughestablishingproper
coldchainswith the support of the privatesectorand
privatepublicpartnerships.Withthiseffort, the total
milkproductionwillbeincreasedto the level of self
sufciency.
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The AgriculturesectorinSriLankaplaysakeyrolein
the country’seconomicdevelopmentanditsnewrole
in the futurehasnowbeenredenedin the light of the
newdevelopmentvisionand the futureaspirations of
the nation.Atpresent,agriculturecontributesabout13
percentto the country’sGDPandemploysabout33
percent of itsworkforce. The governmenthasgiven the
prioritytoenhance the domesticproductioninwhich
the success of suchapolicywaswelldemonstrated
during the periodwheretherewasaworldfoodcrisis.
Of the totalcultivableland(2.9mnha),65percent
(1.9mnha)iscultivatedwithagriculturalcrops.Paddy
occupies40percent of the agriculturalland.Coconut,
teaandrubbertogetheraccount for 39percent. The
remainder(21percent)isaccounted for allothercrops;
othereldcrops,horticulturalcropsandotherexport
crops.
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... Diversication of productionandexploitation
of offshoreanddeepseasheriesthrough the
introduction of moderntechnologygivinghigh
prioritytoefcientshingmethods.Itisalsoplanned
toreducepressureoncoastalresourcesthrough the
implementation of sherymanagementprogrammes.
SriLankapossessessuitablewaterbodiesthroughout
the country for developingaviableinlandshing.
Thus,developments of freshwatercapturesheries
andaquacultureininlandwaterbodieshavealsobeen
identiedasaviableindustry.Thiscanbeimplemented
throughincreasingshseedproductionand
introducingthemintominorandseasonaltankswith
the support of communitybasedsherymanagement.
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Thereisalso the necessity for developingacompetitive
andregulatedseedindustrybyinvolving the private
sectorinseedproductionanddistribution.Strict
quarantiningregulationswillbeputinplacewhen
importingseedsbyenacting the SeedActinorderto
protectandsafeguarddomesticagriculture.
The traditionalrole of bankcreditinagricultureto
fundseasonalproductionwillbereversedwith the
budgetarydecision of 10percentmandatorylendingto
the agriculturesectorbycommercialbanks. The Central
Bankwillalsopromoterenanceschemeswithaview
tosupportingagriculturaldevelopmentinseveral
districts.Inordertofurtherstrengthenthissector,
newcreditschemeswillbeintroducedto the farmers
inadditionto the 10percentmandatorylending
requirement.
Agriculturalbiodiversitywillbestrengthenedby
accelerating the conventionalbreeding of the
agriculturalsectortoensurehigheryield.
Researchanddevelopmentrelatingto the agriculturewill
beexpanded for problemsidenticationandproductivity
improvementin the sector.Researchinstituteswillbe
developed,providingnecessaryinfrastructurefacilities
andnewtechnologicalequipment.Humandevelopment
willalsobestrengthenedbylinking the knowledgehubs.
Extensionapproacheswillbedevelopedusingsocial
marketingconceptstoaddvaluethroughinformation
andcommunicationtechnology.Inaddition,awareness
programmeswillalsobearrangedtodisseminate
researchndingsamong the farmersand the potential
farmercommunity.
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