Sri Lanka Fisheries Corporation to open two more fish canning factories

The secretary of Sri Lanka Ministry of Fisheries Mahil Senarathna says that two more fish canning factories will be set up soon.

A fish canning facility was opened yesterday by the President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Galle as a joint venture of Sri Lanka Fisheries Corporation and a private company.

Similarly, two more such factories are to be set up in Mundalama in Puttalam district and Peliyagoda in Gampaha district, the official says.

The investment for these two factories have been estimated as Rs. 500 million.

The Peliyagoda factory is expected to be opened before the end of this year. Tinned fish produced by these companies are sold under Ceyfish brand.
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Sri Lankans are to be fed with more canned fish. Why not fresh fish?

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa will declare open the first semi government fish canning factory at Galle in the Southern Province tomorrow.

The factory is a joint venture of Sri Lanka Fisheries Corporation and Happy Cook Lanka Foods Private Limited.

The project saw an investment of Rs. 840 million.

The factory has the capacity of producing 10,000 fish cans a day. They will be sold under Sri Lanka Fisheries Corporation brand name.

Minister of Fisheries Rajitha Senarathna points out that Sri Lankans consume around 50,000 fish cans per day.

According to the Minister, the majority of the consumers of canned fish is the low income group people.

Is it essential for them to consume canned fish which less in nutritional value compared to fresh fish? Why don't they have access to fresh fish?

Why does the government need to start fish canning business? If it does not want profit and if it only wants people's nutrition increased, it can strengthen the fish retail network that the Fisheries Corporation already has.

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