The Paddy Marketing Board stated that the government plans to purchase 300,000 metric tons of paddy this Maha season.
Its Vice President WH Duminda Priyadarshana stated that a number of programs have been launched to protect the farming community and consumers with the harvest of the Maha season.
The Deputy Chairman of the Paddy Marketing Board WH Duminda Priyadarshana has requested the public to hand over the harvest to the Paddy Marketing Board as the Paddy Marketing Board obtains paddy at a competitive price.