It is reported that the farmers of Jaffna can earn one hundred thousand dollars by exporting the sour bananas grown in the Jaffna district to Dubai once a week.
Accordingly, the target is to increase the income up to five lakhs, and the Northern Province Chief Secretary Mr. SM Saman Bandulasena said that he has received instructions from the Provincial Governor to identify 8000 acres of land in the Northern Province and hand it over to young entrepreneurs to implement agricultural projects using new technology. Said to have done.
It is also reported that 100 acres of chillies will be cultivated to meet the chilli requirement of the Northern Province, and plans are being made to send papaya, mango and passionfruit to the foreign market.