Sri Lankans eat more .

Sri Lankan Agriculture officials said the per capita rice consumption to rise 15 % in the last .


Director General of Agriculture Kamal N. Mankotte says that the rice consumption per person has increased from 100 kilos per annum to 115 kilos per annum. Director General of Agriculture , said Kamal N. Mankotte rice consumption per capita increased from 100 kilograms to 115 kilograms in a year .

Meanwhile the per capita wheat flour consumption of Sri Lanka is 30 to 40 kilos per annum, the official says. While consumption per capita wheat flour to Sri Lanka, 30-40 kg per year, an official that
Wheat flour consumption is still high among the Upcountry Tamil plantation workers. The dough is still high in the Tamil country gardener Malnutrition is also high among this community that lives in estate line houses amidst lower living standards and low income. Malnutrition is high in communities living in the home for unique quality of life and property low income under this
Most of the plantation residents are agricultural workers who do not possess their own land. Most live in the park as farmers do not have their own land . Therefore, they do not engage in paddy cultivation like other communities in rural areas. So they are not involved in rice cultivation , such as other communities in rural areas . Their staple food is mostly wheat flour bread for generations. Most of the staple food is bread flour for their generation .