Fruits Info

June 04, Colombo: The Sri Lanka government is looking for to increase the import duties on imported fruit varieties with expect of promoting the cultivation and consumption of local fruits.

Sri Lanka, which is rich in local varieties of fruit, has spent a billion rupees for trade in fruit in the last year. Rs. 550 million has been spent for importing 17,462 metric tones of apple alone.

A huge amount of local fruit is wasted yearly due to low demand caused by the influx of foreign fruits. Sri Lanka is getting ready to face a balance of payment disaster and is planning to dishearten imports and encourage locally produced items.