“Harvest 2018” organized by the Minister of Agriculture with the intention to build a modern culture in agriculture is opened by President Maithripala Sirisena to at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference (BMICH) yesterday (11).

This exhibition is held for the public from 11- 16 from 9.00 a.m to 9.00 p.m and it is comprised of exhibition stalls, food stalls, fruits and vegetable stalls, and many other sections.
A number of local and foreign institutes are gathering in this exhibition and the key objectives of this exhibition are to introduce modern technological methods used for the development of agriculture to the Sri Lankan farmer community and it is expected to create a great demand for the vegetables and fruits cultivated in the Island in the foreign countries.
The President opened the exhibition and engaged in a friendly conversation with the office bearers.
Mahinda Amaraweera, Duminda Dissanayake, and the Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture K.D.S. Ruwanchandra and other officers were present in this event.