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National program launched to plant one million Moringa trees Source:Island A national program to create greater awareness on the nutritious and medicinal value of drumstick (Moringa) has been launched by the State Ministry of Agriculture. Based on a concept of State Minister of Agriculture, Shasheendra Rajapaksa, one million Moringa trees will be planted across the country. Under the initial phase, seedlings will be distributed among 2,500 selected temples in all 25 districts of the country. The national program was formally launched at Maligawila Rajamaha Viharaya in Moneragala on April 17 under the auspices of State Minister Rajapaksa and State Ministry Secretary L. L. Anil Wijesiri. The core objectives of the initiative are to promote the cultivation of Moringa by popularizing its medicinal properties, create small and medium scale entrepreneurs, establish a Moringa village to contribute to the green concept and create more awareness about the medicinal and immunomodulatory properties of ...