The Bathalagoda Rice Research and Development Institute (RRDI) has developed new paddy varieties and technologies to meet the country's fast changing weather and climatic conditions, RRDI Director

Over 500 persons in Batticaloa and Nuwara Eliya districts were affected by heavy rains and strong winds.

The government will amend the Control of Pesticides Act to find solutions to problems relating to pesticides, said Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane at a press conference at his ministr

According to statistics of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA) smoking kills 50 to 60 persons everyday and 15,000-20,000 persons annually in Sri Lanka, NATA Chairman Prof. Carlo Fonseka said, participating in a workshop held yesterday at the Information Department.

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The Livestock and Rural Community Development Ministry will enhance the livestock production in the country to achieve self-sufficiency in livestock products by 2016, Livestock and Rural Community Development Ministry Secretary A H Gamage said.

He said that it was necessary to produce 740 million litres of milk, 200,000 metric tonnes of poulty and 2,000 million eggs annually to be self sufficie

A Memorandum of Understanding for agricultural cooperation was signed between Israel and Sri Lanka yesterday at Taj Samudra Hotel, Colombo.

The MoU was signed by Sri Lankan Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane and Israel Agriculture Minister Orit Noked .

The two countries agreed to cooperate to achieve national and international goals of agricultural development, promote exchange of

Agricultural input is the main cause for pollution of water bodies. Pesticides and other agro chemical products accumulate in water and affect inland fishing.