Sri Lanka, Nov. 9 -- A national program to distribute 500,000 coconut plants for homestead cultivation is set to commence today (09) with the aim of reducing poverty and promoting coconut cultivation across the country.

The event will be held under the patronage of Minister of Plantations and Community Infrastructure Samantha Vidyaratne and Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment Wasantha Piyathissa at 10.00 a.m. in Uhana town, Ampara.

This initiative follows a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed recently between the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment and the Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure.

Under this project, 500,000 coconut plants...