Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that the upcoming budget will place special emphasis on transforming local dairy production and livestock farming into fully-fledged industries.

The President emphasised the need to prioritise sectors vital to reviving the national economy, instructing officials to focus on initiatives that will enable agriculture, livestock, land and irrigation to make a stronger contribution to economic growth when planning the upcoming budget, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.

President Dissanayake chaired a meeting this morning at the Presidential Secretariat to review projects implemented under the 2025 budget allocations for the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and...