Fonterra supports Government program on food security and nutrition

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Donates milk powder worth Rs. 174 m to 70,000 low-income families

In support of the Government’s ‘National Combined Mechanism for Food Security and Nutrition’, Fonterra will provide free milk powder to 70,000 low-income families.

Joining the ‘National Combined Mechanism for Food Security and Nutrition’ program set up under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Fonterra Brands Lanka Company has donated milk powder worth Rs. 174 million to 70,000 low-income families experiencing financial hardships.

The donation was made symbolically at the President’s Office yesterday with the participation of New Zealand High Commissioner Michael Appleton and a group of New Zealand representatives.

Speaking at the occasion, Presidential Committee on National Food Security Chairman and Advisor Dr. Suren Batagoda said: “The Vision of the food security programme of the government is to ensure that every citizen has access to nutrition. This initiative is aimed at bridging this gap with the most vulnerable families.”

The milk powder was delivered to the 70,000 vulnerable families across the country, identified by the task force and delivered via the District Secretariats.

President’s Chief of Staff and the Senior Advisor on National Security Sagala Ratnayake, MD, SEA and SA, Consumer and Food Service Global Markets Vidya Sivaraja, Global Markets CEO Judith Swales, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Shavendra Silva and other officials attended this event.