The Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera has sent a letter to the Ministry of Power and Energy requesting that 125,000 metric tons of fuel be provided for the distribution of urea fertilizer to farmers for this Yala season.
The Ministry of Agriculture stated that 65,000 metric tons of urea provided by the Government of India on the urgent need will be delivered to Sri Lanka on the 6th of next month.
The Ministry of Agriculture further states that the stock of urea fertilizer is to be distributed among farmers from the 10th to the 15th of next month and 2000 lorries have already been prepared for this purpose.