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DateLine Sunday, 30 March 2008

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'Food import bill - a major burden in the future'

The food import bill would be a major burden in the future though we think that the fuel bill is a major burden on our resources, said Chairman, National Agribusiness Council Sarath de Silva at the launch of the project CAB, a community and Business Development Initiative.

He said that 100% of our corriander, 90% mustard, 85% green gram 90% potatoes and 76% onions are imported while rice, dhal and black gram are also on the list.

Therefore, our foreign exchange and the rising cost-of-living is unbearable and we are breeding physically weak, a mentally inactive nation due to the lack of a balanced diet. De Silva said that when global warming, fuel and fertiliser crisis and depleting water resource is challenging global food production, the NAC has a major role to play and the concept of the farmer association developed by the past president of NAC is most welcome.

President, The Federation of Farmers' Councils Sri Lanka Asoka Gopallawa said that project CAB will open new vistas in the sphere of agribusiness in Sri Lanka. The functioning of the operating centres of the Farmer Federation will pave the way for the Corporate sector to interact with rural farmer communities effectively sharing their strengths and taking a leading role in driving the rural economy.

The operating centres will provide information on prices and the availability on vegetables and other crops to be made known instantly to any location in the country thus enabling the prospective buyer to make the correct decision.

The regional officer manning the operating centres will inform the NAC Secretariat in Colombo of any possible disease conditions to crops and seek expert opinion on how to tackle the problem. The simple use of a camera phone will make it possible for a picture of the affected plant to be sent to Colombo via email.

The operating centres will be provided with motor-cycles, computers and CDMA phones to make it possible to function as effectively as possible.

The regional officer will be a youth from the area who will know the area as well as the crops produced in the area.

Farmers can go to him for any help. The operating centre will also conduct workshops and training programs organised by NAC.

SG

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