India provides assistance to boost agriculture in Sri Lanka

New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) India has provided seeds and
500 tractors to Sri Lanka to boost agriculture in the
neighbouring country, Indian Parliament was informed Tuesday.
Seeds and tractors were supplied for the use of
farmers in Northern Sri Lanka especially during the "Maha"
sowing season, Minister of State for Agriculture K V Thomas
said in a written reply in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the
Indian Parliament.
India has also gifted 95,000 agricultural starters
packs for reviving the livelihood activities of returning
Internally Displaced Persons in Northern Sri Lanka, he said.
A six-member delegation was sent to the island country
in September 2009 for a detailed discussion for setting up of
an Institute of Agricultural Transformation, Thomas added.
Sri Lanka made a request for revival of two sugar
mills in the Eastern province of the country in August this
year which is under consideration of the government, the
minister said.