Ministry of Agriculture (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Agriculture

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Sri Lanka
Employees	8,503 (2013)
Annual budget	Rs 43.727 Billion
Minister responsible	Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Deputy Minister responsible	Y. G. Padmasiri
Agency executive	Wijerathne Sakalasooriya, Secretary
Website	agrimin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Agriculture is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for “To achieve globally competitive production, processing and marketing enterprises through socially acceptable, innovative and commercially-oriented agriculture, through sustainable management of natural resources of the country”.

List of ministers

Minister of Agriculture of Sri Lanka
Incumbent Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Ministry of Agriculture
Appointer	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Website	agrimin.gov.lk

The Minister of Agriculture is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

      Sri Lanka Freedom Party       United National Party

Name		Portrait	Party	Tenure	President
	Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 April 2010 - Present		Mahinda Rajapaksa

See also

• Ministries of Sri Lanka

References

External links

• Ministry of Agriculture
• Government of Sri Lanka

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