Department
of Agriculture and the Army have jointly launched a crop cultivation
project in Welikanda. It is being implemented under the National Food
Crops Promotional Programme with a cost of Rs.23 million.
The National Food Promotional Programme
is implemented on a concept of President Maithripala Sirisena. The Crop
Cultivation Project was launched at a 50 acre plot of land at
Kaandakaduwa Farm in Welikanda.