Jaffna Paddy Cultivation revived 

Paddy cultivation has been revived in the North after two decades. Accordingly, 11,000 hectares of abandoned paddy lands will be cultivated in the forthcoming harvesting season. The fertilizer subsidy and other incentives being provided by the government for paddy cultivation have resulted in this revival.

2,500 hectares have been cultivated with vegetables in Jaffna alone. Due to terrorist activities onion cultivation in Jaffna was confined only to 200 hectares.  Presently 1,200 hectares are being cultivated with onion.
In addition to this another 1,200 hectares have been cultivated with banana. The extent of land cultivated with grapes amounts to 50 hectares. The Assistant Agrarian Services Commissioner of Jaffna,  Patric Niranjan said that 13 Agrarian Services Offices have been re-opened in Jaffna to assist the farmers