Sri Lanka Ministry of Economic Development has decided to establish a pineapple market in Gampaha district.
The Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa revealed this as he met the pineapple traders on Colombo - Kandy road.
On this road, pineapple shops spread in a two kilometer stretch from Balummahara junction towards Kandy. Many of these shops are to be removed from the present places with the highway development.
Gampaha is the major pineapple growing district of Sri Lanka where the cultivation is spread in 1,998 hectares. The second major cultivator of pineapple is Kurunegala district. Sri Lanka has cultivated pineapple in 5211 hectares.
In 2012, Sri Lanka exported 476 metric tons of pineapple worth of Rs. 193 million, the Minister said.
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