The Ministry of Agriculture says the programme to distribute organic fertiliser to paddy farmers during the Maha season will commence from today.
The decision was reached at a meeting chaired by Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage.
During the meeting it was decided to commence the distribution of fertiliser from the Ampara District and to distribute fertiliser to other districts simultaneously.
A decision was reached to prioritise the distribution of organic fertiliser to predominantly paddy growing districts of Ampara, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Monaragala, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Kurunegala, Hambantota and Puttalam.
