Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved a new national livestock policy that steers the sector toward private-sector-led, market-oriented production, replacing a framework that had been in place for two decades, cabinet spokesman and minister Nalinda Jayatissa said.
The revamp responds to “the challenges that have arisen in the field of food security and development in the livestock sector due to the social and economic transformations that have taken place globally and locally,” Jayatissa told reporters, according to EconomyNext.
The updated strategy centres on building competitive, market-oriented production and encouraging private investment, reflecting structural changes in agriculture over the past twenty years. Officials said the framework was drafted drawing on local expert advice.
Alongside its commercial focus, the policy sets out measures for environmentally sustainable development and pledges targeted support for small-scale farmers and rural livelihoods, The Island reported. The move adds to a series of recent cabinet decisions on the livestock and animal sectors as the government reworks agricultural policy.
