Kithul will be a plantation crop
The Cabinet of the Ministers approved naming Kithul as a plantation crop and also establish the Kithul Development Board.
According to the Department of Government Information, Kithul related production industry which is endemic to Sri Lanka is recognized as a highly potential industry for earning foreign exchange.
It noted while steps were taken to uplift the Kithul industry, it was recognized that the expansion of Kithul related industry under the programme to create a people-centred economy by the present government is appropriate.
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