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Minister Amunugama averse to going behind buffaloes
Thursday, 29 October 2009 - 8:40 AM SL Time
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There are more serious issues to be tackled in the agriculture sector than going behind the buffalos at Wap Magul ceremonies, Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs Dr. Sarath Amunugama told The Island yesterday. He said it was more important to ensure that the farmer got a reasonable price for his produce and that subsidised fertilisers were used for actual paddy production instead of being leaked to the black market.
The major problem was the deteriorating standards of research institutions in Sri Lanka. he said.
`It is vital to get back to the basics and more fundamental issues than the usual symbolic issues,` he said.
There are more serious issues to be tackled in the agriculture sector than going behind the buffalos at Wap Magul ceremonies, Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs Dr. Sarath Amunugama told The Island yesterday. He said it was more important to ensure that the farmer got a reasonable price for his produce and that subsidised fertilisers were used for actual paddy production instead of being leaked to the black market.
The major problem was the deteriorating standards of research institutions in Sri Lanka. he said.
`It is vital to get back to the basics and more fundamental issues than the usual symbolic issues,` he said.
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Gamegodaya
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 29 Oct 2009 10:01:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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There are more serious issues to be tackled in the agriculture sector than going behind the buffalos at Wap Magul ceremonies
Buffaloes knows only to follow the same of their kind.
If policy makers and planers are doing the job and they are given the proper authority with rules, regulations and guidelines to the adminstrators this type of shows to the gallery is not required.
225 in the Parliament with 100+ call them ministers does not know their job. Therefore they have to show their to buffalo voter community through the media following real buffaloes. |
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He said it was more important to ensure that the farmer got a reasonable price for his produce and that subsidised fertilisers were used for actual paddy production instead of being leaked to the black market.
Government subsidies for fertilizer not paying back due to mis management of products and there handling. |
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 29 Oct 2009 11:56:26 GMT Report for Abuse
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| In a Wap Magul, Buffalos follow where they are being led to, but Mr. Minister, the problem is the ministers in the govt don't follow the rules. So in a way to get something into their (ministers) brains, at least by practice, it would be prudent have some Wap Magul and go behind the Buffalos once in while. |
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29 Oct 2009 12:02:00 GMT Report for Abuse
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Sri Lanka is years back in storage packing and preservations for seasonal foods.
No government is taking the advice of Agrarian Experts.
self sufficiency through media only. |
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29 Oct 2009 12:45:53 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Sri Lankan govt should consider opening some shops through Sathosa or Marketing Dept to sell products in the middle east. There is a substantial Sri Lankan Community there and opening of shops in strategic locations may allow local small time entrepreneurs to market their products/foods in the region. |
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 29 Oct 2009 20:24:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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self sufficiency through media only
Sooo... isn't that enough?????? The people read that stuff in the papers.... see it on TV..... hear it on radio 24/7 THEN at election time..... go and vote them back into power!! People are happy for a moment, politicians are happy for their life time!! |
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29 Oct 2009 22:31:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Hon. Minister is absolutely correct. The collection center in Dambulla you could see piles and piles of decaying Vegetables etc. Due to fuel crisis transport is almost stand still. The villager now is feeling the pinch, because he cannot sell his products. To survive he sells his quota of fertilizer to the black market. |
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30 Oct 2009 00:58:47 GMT Report for Abuse
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Donnimal
I hear there are some rumblings at the SC Office, something to do with the SC Registrar, do you know anything about it?????? |
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Kiwikanga
Honestly no! I can check on it though. I will come back to you soonest. One thing I know for sure AGD is worse than a Keera Kotuwa. In a Pol mess. Like our former CJ Mohan is up to his own tricks. Divide and rule policy. Haven't you heard? |
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Donnimal
From what I heard 50 lawyers had petitioned the CJ Asoka Silva purportedly on some malpractices by the Reg who is a female now! Bandula had gone as a High Court Judge.
I did not know about MPs devide and rule!! As to the mess at the AGD.nothing unusual for a govt dept!! Is it????? |
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