He said that maize is not one of our traditional food items but still Sri Lanka has been able to grow maize and become self-sufficient within one year.
The total production had been used to produce Thriposha and animal food.
This is a great achievement for the country as the belief earlier was that Sri Lanka cannot produce maize.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/lanka-self-sufficient-maize
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/daily-news-sri-lanka
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-crops
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maize
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-feed
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
