Related Keywords: foreign exchange spent, import of cotton threads, manufacture of hand loom textiles, manufacture textile, obtained from bamboo, plantain trees, Ruhuna University Agriculture faculty, Southern Provincial Industries Ministry of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan government, utilising fibre
The Southern Provincial Industries Ministry of Sri Lanka has taken steps to manufacture textiles utilising fibre obtained from bamboo and plantain trees for which it has sought the assistance and cooperation of the Ruhuna University Agriculture Faculty.
According to Southern Provincial Minister of Industries U.G.D. Ariyathilake, a huge amount of foreign exchange is being spent for the import of cotton threads for the manufacture of hand loom textiles by the government.
