Sri Lanka, July 13 -- Paddy purchasing for this Yala season begins today (13) in the Ampara district.

The Ampara District Secretary mentioned that the Uhana - Palamkandura government paddy store is prepared to purchase paddy accordingly.

Farmers continuously state that they are helpless because the government did not provide a price sufficient for the production cost of a kilogram of paddy as promised, and because they still have to store the paddy harvested in the previous Maha season inside their homes without a proper price.

However, against such a background, the paddy purchasing activities for this Yala season commence today from the Ampara - Uhana area.

The Paddy Marketing Board mentioned that plans are in place to purchase padd...