Cabinet approves to import 231,000 MTs of fertilizer for paddy cultivation
Posted on June 7th, 2022
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
The Cabinet had approved to import 150,000 metric tons of Urea, 45,000 metric tons of Muriate of Potash (MOP) and 36,000 metric tons of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertilizers for paddy cultivation for the 2022/23 Maha season.
The Ceylon Fertilizer Company Limited and Colombo Commercial Fertilizer Company Limited to import the relevant quantities of fertilizer and distribute them to the farmers.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet also approved the proposal submitted by the Prime Minister to sign the agreements to obtain a $ 55 million loan through the Export Import Bank of India for the procurement of Urea for the 2022/23 Maha season.(DSB)