The Ministry of Trade has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Myanmar to purchase 100,000 metric tonnes of rice as a buffer stock with immediate effect, Minister Bandula Gunawardena said.
The rice stocks will reportedly be brought in through a state corporation, on the basis of a government-to-government agreement between Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
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