Sri Lanka, June 16 -- Representatives of several farmer organisations under the Addalaichenai Agrarian Services Centre met with Addalaichenai Divisional Secretary A.C.Ahamed Afkar recently and submitted a memorandum requesting Government intervention to support paddy farmers.

The representatives urged authorities to clear paddy stocks currently stored in warehouses owned by the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) in areas such as Addalaichenai, Palamunai and Deegavapi, which fall within the jurisdiction of the Addalaichenai Divisional Secretariat division. They requested that the PMB commence purchasing paddy from farmers for the 2026 Yala cultivation season.

The farmer representatives pointed out that the prices of fertiliser and fuel have inc...