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Ministry of Agriculture (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Agriculture
කෘෂිකර්ම අමාත්‍යාංශය
கமத்தொழில் அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed1931 (1931)
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersGovijana Mandiraya, 80/5 Rajamalwatta Avenue, Battaramulla, Colombo
6°54′00.30″N 79°54′56.30″E / 6.9000833°N 79.9156389°E / 6.9000833; 79.9156389
Annual budget
  • Rs. 50 billion (2016, recurrent)
  • Rs. 4 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • B. Wijayaratne, Secretary
Child agencies
  • Agriculture and Agrarian Insurance Board
  • Ceylon Fertilizer Company Limited
  • Colombo Commercial Fertilizer Company
  • Department of Agrarian Development
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research & Training Institute
  • Institute of Post‐Harvest Technology
  • Janatha Fertilizer Enterprises Limited
  • Lanka Phosphate Company Limited
  • National Fertilizer Secretariat
  • Pulses & Grain Research & Production Authority
  • Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy
  • Sri Lanka National Freedom from Hunger Campaign Board
Websiteagrimin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Agriculture[1] (Sinhala: කෘෂිකර්ම අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: கமத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for agriculture. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on home affairs and other subjects which come under its purview.[2] The current Minister of Agriculture is President K. D. Lalkantha.[3] The ministry's secretary is D. P. Wickremasinghe.[4]

  1. ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/13. 21 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Cabinet of Ministers". Office of the Cabinet of Ministers, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
  4. ^ "Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation Official Website". Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation. Retrieved 2024-12-06.

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