A nationwide census will be held tomorrow (15 Mar) to identify crop-damaging animals in a bid to mitigate issues faced by the agricultural sector.
The census will be conducted to track animals, such as monkeys, giant squirrels and peacocks, in home gardens and farmlands.
The Ministry of Agriculture has taken the necessary measures to conduct the census on Saturday from 08.00 am to 08.05 am.
According to a form distributed for this purpose, five minutes have been provided for farmers to count such animals on their properties.
Those who do not receive a form are advised to note down the number of these animals observed within their premises during the designated five-minute window and submit the information to their relevant Grama Niladhari officer.
The Ministry of Agriculture has also designated officers who will coordinate with farm managers to ensure accurate data collection in areas with large-scale cultivations.
According to the ministry, at least 62,000 government officials will participate in this census and it will be conducted based on 70,000 households.
In addition, the census will be conducted based on 1.3 million different locations, including public places, government institutions, religious places, university and school premises, cultivated lands, and farmlands.
Accordingly, this census will be conducted in 8,300,000 locations on a single day within a period of five minutes, the Agriculture Ministry added. (Islandnews)
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