Agreement signed to export papaw by Sunil Kumara Rajapakse
Head of the C. R. Exports Institution, Dr. Upali Ranasinghe and the Chairman of Rangiri Dambulla Papaw Planters' Association, K. G. Jinadasa signed the agreement on behalf of the buyers and suppliers.
The agreement was signed in the presence of the Governor of the Central Bank, Sunil Mendis. The buyers agreed to purchase 12,000 kilograms of 'Red Lead' and 'Ratna' papaw during the next three months at Rs. 22 per kilogram and to pay Rs. 264,000.
Thousands of papaw planters in Matale, Dambulla, Naula, and Galewela areas will be benefited through this agreement. Managers of State Banks and private banks participated at this occasion.