President Ranil Wickramasinghe emphasized the importance of establishing food security in the country by cultivating all available land
The President mentioned this while joining the discussion held at the Eastern Province Governor’s office yesterday (14) afternoon on the land problem faced by the farmers of Trincomalee district.
After the end of the war, the lands which were traditionally cultivated by the farmers but had been abandoned due to the war were discussed at length regarding the return of the lands to the farmers, which had been demarcated as wildlife and forest protection.
Emphasizing the need to solve the problems of the farmers quickly, the President explained the need to prepare for the possible food crisis in 2023 by making the upcoming ‘Yala’ and ‘Maha’ Kanna a success.
Also, the progress of implementation of the program on food security and nutrition introduced recently under the leadership of President Ranil Wickramasinghe in Trincomalee district was also examined.
Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, State Minister Dilum Amunugama, President’s Senior Adviser on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayake, President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake, Eastern Province Governor Anuradha Yahampath and Trincomalee District Secretary, Provincial Chief Secretary, Governor’s Secretary ,Government officials and heads of the security forces were also present on this occasion.
