SriLanka, June 9 -- Members of the Food Policy and Security Committee have discussed the measures that should be taken and the preparedness required to mitigate any potential impacts on Sri Lanka arising from the impending global El Nino phenomenon.

Discussions were held at a meeting of the Food Policy and Security Committee at the Presidential Secretariat. The meeting took place under the co-chairmanship of Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, Lal Kantha and Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe.

During the meeting, particular attention was given to the possible effects of El Nino on the agricultural sector, according to a statement by the President's Media D...