Ministry of Agriculture (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Agriculture
කෘෂිකර්ම අමාත්‍යාංශය; கமத்தொழில் அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Govijana Mandiraya, 80/5 Rajamalwatta Avenue, Battaramulla, Colombo; 6°54′00.30″N 79°54′56.30″E / 6.9000833°N 79.9156389°E
Annual budget	Rs. 50 billion (2016, recurrent); Rs. 4 billion (2016, capital);
Minister responsible	Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Agriculture;
Ministry executive	B. Wijayaratne, Secretary;
Child agencies	Agriculture and Agrarian Insurance Board; Ceylon Fertilizer Company Limited; Colombo Commercial Fertilizer Company; Department of Agrarian Development; Department of Agriculture; Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research & Training Institute; Institute of Post‐Harvest Technology; Janatha Fertilizer Enterprises Limited; Lanka Phosphate Company Limited; National Fertilizer Secretariat; Pulses & Grain Research & Production Authority; Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy; Sri Lanka National Freedom from Hunger Campaign Board;
Website	agrimin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Agriculture^[2] (Sinhala: කෘෂිකර්ම අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: கமத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for agriculture. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on home affairs and other subjects which come under its purview.^[3] The current Minister of Agriculture is Mahinda Amaraweera.^[1] The ministry's secretary is B. Wijayaratne.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/13. 21 September 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Secretaries to the Ministries". President's Media Division News.

[minister-1] "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

[2] "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

[3] "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/13. 21 September 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Secretaries to the Ministries". President's Media Division News.

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Ministry overview
කෘෂිකර්ම අමාත්‍යාංශය கமத்தொழில் அமைச்சு

Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Govijana Mandiraya, 80/5 Rajamalwatta Avenue, Battaramulla, Colombo 6°54′00.30″N 79°54′56.30″E / 6.9000833°N 79.9156389°E / 6.9000833; 79.9156389
Annual budget	Rs. 50 billion (2016, recurrent) Rs. 4 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible	Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera^[1], Minister of Agriculture
Ministry executive	B. Wijayaratne, Secretary
Child agencies	Agriculture and Agrarian Insurance Board Ceylon Fertilizer Company Limited Colombo Commercial Fertilizer Company Department of Agrarian Development Department of Agriculture Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research & Training Institute Institute of Post‐Harvest Technology Janatha Fertilizer Enterprises Limited Lanka Phosphate Company Limited National Fertilizer Secretariat Pulses & Grain Research & Production Authority Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy Sri Lanka National Freedom from Hunger Campaign Board
Website	agrimin.gov.lk

Ministry of Agriculture (Sri Lanka)

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