Claiming that social media has started to call him 'father of brown sugar' after the opening of a brown sugar outlet in Nugegoda recently, Industries Minister Sunil Hadunnetti said today he is happy to be called the 'father of brown sugar' rather than 'father of white sugar'.
He told Parliament that the Ministry is attempting to promote the consumption of brown sugar in a move to save foreign currency.
The Minister said Sri Lanka has imported 2,502 million metric tonnes of sugar during the last five years at a cost of Rs. 350 billion (more than USD 1500 million).
"Brown sugar is healthier than white sugar. Is it wrong to promote brown sugar," he asked.
(Source - Dailymirror)
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