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Hence, a very small proportion of the farmland is solely devoted to livestock production. In Sri Lanka, livestock sector contributes around 1.2% of the national GDP. Livestock is spread throughout all regions of Sri Lanka with concentrations of certain farming systems in particular areas due to cultural, market and agro-climatic reasons.
Sri Lanka is a popular tourist destination. Tourism is a key industry that attracts international tourists yearly. Foreigners visit Sri Lanka to see nature, wildlife, historical monuments, and indigenous culture. In 2018, tourist arrivals peaked at 2.5 million, who spent a total of US$5.6 billion in the country.
The institute was founded in 1984 in Savar Upazila, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. The executive head is the director general and a 14-member board of management. The chairman is the Minister for Fisheries and Livestock. [1] In 2014, it developed a new species of layer chicken whose sex was discernable at day one of their life. [3]
The country's tourism sector represented over one-tenth of the GDP of Sri Lanka. [85] The sector was negatively affected by the 2019 Easter bombings, and the COVID-19 pandemic prevented recovery. [43] Tourism earned Sri Lanka $4.4 billion and contributed 5.6% to GDP in 2018, but this dropped to just 0.8% in 2020. [86]
On 6 June 1997, a new sub-regional grouping was formed in Bangkok under the name BIST-EC (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation). [12] [13] Following the inclusion of Myanmar on 22 December 1997 during a special Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok, the Group was renamed 'BIMST-EC' (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand Economic Cooperation).
Services accounted for 58.2% of Sri Lanka's economy in 2019 up from 54.6% in 2010, industry 27.4% up from 26.4% a decade earlier and agriculture 7.4%. [41] Though there is a competitive export agricultural sector, technological advances have been slow to enter the protected domestic sector. [42]
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council is the body in charge of the National Agricultural Research System and is located in Farmgate, Dhaka, Bangladesh. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The institute won the Independence Award in 2021 for its outstanding contribution to research and training.
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Mahindananda Aluthgamage: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 12 August 2020: 3 April 2022: Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Minister of Agriculture Janaka Wakkumbura: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 18 April 2022: 9 May 2022: Minister of ...