In parallel to national tree planting day one billion 'Glericidia 'plants

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In parallel to national tree planting day one billion 'Glericidia 'plants

Today the 21st instant is the national tree planting day.In parallel to this a tree planting project where one billion 'Gliricedia' are to be planted.

This project would commence with the participation of President Maithripala Sirisena in

Trincomalee. In this project it is estimated to plant 100,000 plants in 10,000 villages.

The intention is to develop a food growing nation sans poison.It is said that the leaves of Gliricedia are used as a fertilizer.Hence one other intention of this project is to obtain fertilizer containing nitrogen