40% increase in 2020 Yala corn crop in Sri Lanka

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The Sri Lankan Department of Agriculture targets 42,049 tons of corn (17,059 ha) to be produced in the 2020 Yala season (May- August). Reports at the end of May, have shown that 63% (or 10,731 ha) of the targeted extent has been cultivated. This is a 40% increase in production compared to 2019. The ...

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Zahrah Imtiaz
Managing Editor, based in Colombo, Sri Lanka.