Yesterday, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was presented the country's first-ever green apple harvest. It is proof the country is looking to strengthen its agricultural sector amid a food shortages.
The President's Media Division said in a statement that farmer M.P. Lakshman Kumara had cultivated the green apples on two acres of land from Thambuttegama in the North Central Province and handed over his maiden harvest to the president in Colombo.
Kumara told the president that the apple seeds were imported and following proper testing, he had initiated the apple cultivation. The farmer said it is possible to produce and provide the seeds needed to popularize this cultivation, and that these seeds had been produced in a manner that they could be cultivated in any part of Sri Lanka.
The government has encouraged farmers to cultivate and produce more local fruits and vegetables in order to strengthen the export market, which will benefit the local economy.
Source: english.news.cn