Deputy Minister Chathuranga stresses need to revive local ‘Blood Sugar’

Deputy Minister of Industry Chathuranga Abeysinghe says there is an urgent need to revive Sri Lanka’s sugar industry, describing the effort as a national priority tied to economic sustainability and rural livelihoods. In a post shared on Facebook, Abeysinghe noted the recent public attention on locally produced brown sugar and urged citizens to look beyond market debates to recognize its broader value. He recalled the industry’s robust performance in the 1980s and attributed its decline to “inefficiency, neglect, and corruption,” despite the continued efforts of institutions like the Sugarcane Research Institute. Abeysinghe said over 100,000 families rely on sugarcane cultivation…

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