Japan has provided a grant of 500 million Yen to facilitate the export of perishable plant products through the promotion of Phytosanitary Certification in Sri Lanka.
The statement issued by the Ministry of Finance in this regard is as follows.
The National Plant Quarantine Service facilitates the international marketing of healthy plant and plant products free from diseases and pests for the development of the agricultural sector and related trade sectors.
The institute aims to further enhance the plant hygiene certification facility by strengthening the export certificate as well as meeting the requirements for specific pest diagnosis at the entry and exit points of the country for inspection.
Accordingly, at the request of the Government of Sri Lanka, to provide equipment to strengthen diagnostic techniques and plant hygiene testing services to facilitate export certification in the country, the Government of Japan has agreed to provide a grant of 500 million Japanese Yen (approximately Rs. 880 million) under the Japan Non-Project Grant Assistance Scheme.
The exchange of notes on the above grant was signed on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka by the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Mr. S. R. Attygalle and His Excellency the Ambassador of the Government of Japan Hideyaki Misukoshi on 04 April 2022 at the Ministry of Finance.
