AreaSri Lanka

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date03/04/2023

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentProduction support, input subsidies

DescriptionApproved a plan under which farmers cultivating paddy during the 2023/24 Yala cycle would receive an outlay of LKR 20 000 per hectare (USD 63), on up to two hectares, to cover fertilizer costs.

NotesExchange rate as of 15 May 2023.