## 📈 Relief Package for Climate-Hit Export Crop Farmers

The Cabinet has approved a targeted relief package to support farmers whose export-oriented crops were devastated by recent extreme weather. The initiative aims to restore long-term productivity and safeguard national export earnings. • Financial Assistance: Affected cultivators will receive a replanting allowance of up to Rs. 425,000 per hectare to mitigate income losses. • Key Sectors Targeted: The relief specifically focuses on the pepper, coffee, and cardamom industries, which are vital to Sri Lanka's agricultural export diversification. • Seedling Support: The Department of Export Agriculture will provide seedlings free of charge to facilitate the immediate restoration of destroyed plantations. • Strategic Goal: These measures are designed to accelerate recovery in export agriculture and ensure production continuity despite rising climate-related risks.