Ministry of Agriculture (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Govijana Mandiraya, 80/5 Rajamalwatta Avenue, Battaramulla, Colombo 6°54′00.30″N 79°54′56.30″E / 6.9000833°N 79.9156389°E / 6.9000833; 79.9156389Coordinates: 6°54′00.30″N 79°54′56.30″E / 6.9000833°N 79.9156389°E / 6.9000833; 79.9156389
Annual budget	Rs. 50 billion (2016, recurrent) Rs. 4 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible	Duminda Dissanayake, Minister of Agriculture
Deputy Minister responsible	Wasantha Aluvihare, State Minister of Agriculture
Ministry executive	B. Wijayaratne, Secretary
Child agencies	Agriculture and Agrarian Insurance Board Ceylon Fertilizer Company Limited Colombo Commercial Fertilizer Company Department of Agrarian Development Department of Agriculture Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research & Training Institute Institute of Post‐Harvest Technology Janatha Fertilizer Enterprises Limited Lanka Phosphate Company Limited National Fertilizer Secretariat Pulses & Grain Research & Production Authority Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research Policy Sri Lanka National Freedom from Hunger Campaign Board
Website	agrimin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Agriculture is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for agriculture. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on home affairs and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Agriculture and State Minister of Agriculture are Duminda Dissanayake and Wasantha Aluvihare respectively. The ministry's secretary is B. Wijayaratne.

The Minister of Agriculture is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

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