{"id":28624,"date":"2026-07-22T10:21:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T04:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28624"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:19:51","slug":"harvest-of-resilience-how-peoples-determination-overcame-cyclone-ditwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lankatruth.com\/en\/?p=28624","title":{"rendered":"Harvest of Resilience: How People\u2019s Determination Overcame Cyclone Ditwa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The recovery and relief efforts launched by the government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwa late last year, are now yielding remarkable results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the severe impact of the disaster, the agricultural sector has seen a strong recovery, recording high paddy yields during both the recent Maha season and the current Yala season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To safeguard the farming community, the government has established a guaranteed minimum price for paddy, ensuring that farmers are able to sell their harvest at a fair and profitable rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A video featuring comments and perspectives from local farmers is included below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u0dc0\u0dd3 \u0d85\u0dc3\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dd0\u0db1\u0dca\u0db1\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3 \u0d9c\u0dd2\u0dba \u0dad\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd3&amp;apos;\u0db8\u0dbd\u0dda - \u0dc0\u0dd3 \u0db8\u0dd9\u0da7\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dca \u0da7\u0ddc\u0db1\u0dca \u0daf\u0dc3 \u0daf\u0dc4\u0dc3\u0d9a\u0dca | Rupavahini News\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y1-3o0t2RFo?feature=oembed\" 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