SL’s first Potato Chips factory production trials successful

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The production trial of Sri Lanka's first Potato Chips factory has been a great success, Agriculture Ministry said.

They said the project was jointly initiated by the Agriculture Ministry's Small Scale Agri-business Participation Program (SAPP) and the Janatha Govi Samagama, Bandarawela.

The Minister mentioned that Potato Chips, which has been built at a cost of Rs.100 million, is a project that is being implemented with the aim of bringing potatoes to the market as a value-added product in this country.

Potato Chips are imported by some food processing companies in Sri Lanka and the amount spent on it in the year 2021 was Rs.21 billion. Potato Chips are currently being exported to several countries by the private sector.

According to 2021 data, a ton of potato chips produced in this country has been sold at US$ 6,321.

The products of the Kahattewela Potato Chips factory to be used to export to foreign markets as well as to cater the needs of this country.

This factory has the capacity to process 1,000kg of Potato Chips per day. Also arrangements have been made to buy the products of 200 potato farmers to this factory.

The Minister also instructed the Agrarian Development Department to spend the money allocated for the development of agricultural roads this year and take steps to rehabilitate the access roads as there are not enough road facilities in the potato cultivation area of Welimada Boralanda, where potatoes are grown extensively. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)

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Comments - 12

Amaran Thursday, 01 June 2023 11:03 AM

Congratulations. Good initiative and explore more opportunities for exporting.

Shan Thursday, 01 June 2023 11:25 AM

But the issue is there is a shortage of potatoes and have to be imported. Finally the consumer has to pay for the local price considered luxary.

Mirosaan Thursday, 01 June 2023 12:03 PM

True that. Even now we are importing potatos. This will lead to higher retail price of potatos for common man in the future.

Mirosaan Thursday, 01 June 2023 12:03 PM

True that. Even now we are importing potatos. This will lead to higher retail price of potatos for common man in the future.

City Thursday, 01 June 2023 12:05 PM

Be positive... Have to initiate and move forward.

Tharmalingam kirubendran Thursday, 01 June 2023 05:53 PM

When india was under crisis it took a hard path of replacing the imports with low quality high cost local products its a hard and slow process but now they hace success. We hace to bare with these steps and buy local products . Have to give positive feed backs on these. What we import also involves a lot of corruption including preventing local manufacturers from succeeding

ANNECUNT Thursday, 01 June 2023 11:53 AM

VERY GOOD MOVE

Adwani Thursday, 01 June 2023 02:45 PM

Rs.100 million is too much and seems to include lots of kickbacks.

Think wise Thursday, 01 June 2023 03:08 PM

Can the authorities start factories to make pumpkin products. Pumpkin powder, pumpkin desserts, pumpkin bread are very common in other countries. Instead of throwing away rotten pumpkins, farmers can sell their produce to such factories.

Nadi Karunaratne Thursday, 01 June 2023 03:08 PM

It's not EV manufacture, AI or satellite technology but it is chip manufacture. What next. Could SL become a ketchup hub? That would certainly require a new ministry. Minister of condiments.

perera Friday, 02 June 2023 11:30 AM

negativity gets you nowhere but down a slippery path to doom and gloom. Rejoice in these small start-ups. Ketchup will go rather nicely with chips depending on where you live. Chips in the UK are different to chips in other parts of the world.

Eat your food as vitamins or one day you will vitamins as food Friday, 02 June 2023 03:52 PM

Do you really think Potato Chips is a healthy diet? Whether it is Potato chips in a packet or Potato chips with your burger, it is not considered healthy. Does SL want to promote poor diet options? A poor diet will eventually lead to poor health and will cost the economy!

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