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Jaffna paddy farmers expect better yields

Over 10,520 hectares of land in Jaffna have come under the plough this year, Jaffna Agriculture Department sources said.

At a time paddy lands across the country have been destroyed by floods, Jaffna farmers expect their paddy harvest to increase to more than 38,600 metric tons compared to last year's harvest of 12,000 metric tons, the sources said.

A large extent of paddy lands, abandoned due to landmines and the displacement of farmers along with the availability of lands following the removal of high security zones will also be utilised in the North this year, according to the Jaffna Agriculture Department. The construction of concrete dams in certain places to prevent salt water entering paddy lands and the uninterrupted supply of the fertiliser subsidy have also attributed to the increase of the paddy harvest, sources said.

 

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