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A new
ice
cream
plant in
Batticaloa
District,
which
will
increase
the
income
of 4,000
dairy
farmers
was
opened
by the
U.S.
Ambassador,
Patricia
A.
Butenis.
The
project
is
funded
by the
U.S.
Agency
for
International
Development
(USAID).
It
provided
$3.75
million
to
initiate
the
project.
“The
U.S.
Government
is proud
to
support
this
effort
to
revitalize
the
dairy
industry
in the
East.
This
project
will
increase
the
incomes
of
participating
farmers,
ensure
that the
quantity
and
quality
of milk
produced
in Sri
Lanka
improves,
and
reduce
dependence
on
imported
milk
products,”
said
Ambassador
Butenis.
The
project
has
established
a
network
of
farmers
from
Batticaloa,
Trincomalee,
and
Polonnaruwa
districts,
teaching
them new
skills
to
increase
the
quantity
and the
quality
of milk
production.
Before
the
conflict,
the
Eastern
Province
provided
30% of
all milk
production
in the
country,
reflecting
the
great
untapped
potential
of the
dairy
industry
in the
East.
This
project
alone is
expected
to
increase
national
milk
collection
by 9%.
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