Bingiriya flowers for export
by S.M. Wijayaratne - Kurunegala Cor.
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Ministers Basil Rajapaksa, Prof GL Peiris and Nimal Siripala de
Silva view the exhibits
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A project to cultivate flowers and foliage for export has been
launched in the Kurunegala District under the 'Divineguma' national
development programme.
The project is to be expanded islandwide. The Export Development
Board and Bingiriya Development Foundation jointly implemented the
project.
Cabinet ministers, Basil Rajapaksa, Prof. G.L. Peiris and Nimal
Siripala de Silva participated at an exhibition and workshop on
horticulture in Bingiriya, Kurunegala recently. Around 500
flower-growers of the NWP were educated on the successful methods of
horticulture.
The President of the Bingiriya Agri-export Zone, Sampath Dissanayake
organised the programme. |
