Sri Lanka, Jan. 14 -- The Price Committee, appointed by the Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land, and Irrigation, has recommended that it is appropriate to increase the current minimum prices for the purchase of the aforementioned paddy varieties with the objective of promoting the cultivation of these paddy types in the upcoming seasons. Based on this recommendation, after informing the Cabinet of Ministers about the decision of the Food Policy and Security Committee to maintain the minimum purchasing price of 1 kg of Nadu paddy of prescribed standard at Rs. 120 and to increase the minimum purchasing price of 1 kg of Samba from Rs. 125 to Rs. 130 and the minimum purchasing price of Kiri Samba from Rs. 132 to Rs. 140,...