COLOMBO (News 1st):- Nearly 400,000kg of paddy from the Yala season has been purchased by the Paddy Marketing Board.

Vice-Chairman of the Board, Duminda Priyadarshana says that paddy purchasing units have been established in every district harvesting paddy. He further says that farmers will be provided Rs.50 for every kilogram of paddy, harvested under good condition.

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