Sri Lanka, June 3 -- The Government has allocated Rs. 1,000 million (Rs. 1 billion) this year through the Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) to improve paddy drying, storage and other related facilities.

The necessary machinery and equipment are scheduled to be installed in the Southern and Northern Provinces, according to Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe.

The Minister made these remarks during a recent meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, which he chaired in Parliament.

The Committee Chair further stated that a Rs. 500 million project is being implemented this year to provide paddy drying machines...