DIMO and Mahindra Tractors assist local farmers with free land preparation during Maha season

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DIMO together with Mahindra Tractors assists local farming community in land preparation

DIMO, a leading diversified conglomerate in Sri Lanka, together with its long-standing partner Mahindra Tractors recently completed a project executed for the betterment of the local farmer community (ෙගාදන දිි සුව පිණිස) with the objective of assisting them in land preparation during this difficult time, while also boosting the Maha season activities.

Through this three-month project, 250 acres of land have been prepared, benefiting over 165 selected farmers in the nation, who were in dire need of land preparation and lacked financial access to machinery. It is indeed encouraging to note that this project has successfully attained greater financial savings for the farming community.

In collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, DIMO successfully approached the farming communities in Monaragala, Kilinochchi, Dambulla and Anuradhapura for this project. DIMO identified a pressing concern faced by the farmers due to high land preparation costs which have been increased three-fold in the recent past, and further burdened by the increased fuel prices. Farmers were faced with many challenges when cultivating during the Maha Season and this initiative provided all the machinery needed for land preparation free of charge, for farmers in selected areas, easing their burden.

DIMO and Mahindra Tractors provided farmers with the necessary Mahindra Tractors, implants such as rotovators, disc ploughs, tine tillers, and fuel required for land preparation. While the paddy farmers in Dambulla, Anuradhapura and Kilinochchi were assisted via this project, the maize farmers in Monaragala

Dambulla Bellanneoya Farmer Society President Serasinghe Bandara said: “Today, the farming community faces many difficulties due to current economic challenges. Despite these challenges DIMO has come forward with Mahindra Tractors to support the farmer community in land preparation as a social service. We believe that this initiative will be of an immense empowerment for the farmer community to face these economic challenges successfully.”