| කෘෂිකර්ම අමාත්යාංශය கமத்தொழில் அமைச்சு | |
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| Formed | 1931 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Headquarters | Govijana Mandiraya, 80/5 Rajamalwatta Avenue, Battaramulla, Colombo 6°54′00.30″N 79°54′56.30″E / 6.9000833°N 79.9156389°E |
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| Website | agrimin.gov.lk |
The Ministry of Agriculture[1] (Sinhala: කෘෂිකර්ම අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: கமத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for agriculture. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on home affairs and other subjects which come under its purview.[2] The current Minister of Agriculture is President K. D. Lalkantha.[3] The ministry's secretary is D. P. Wickremasinghe.[4]
- ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/13. 21 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cabinet of Ministers". Office of the Cabinet of Ministers, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ "Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation Official Website". Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation. Retrieved 2024-12-06.