President Gotabaya Rajapaksa visited Pahalagama in Elayapattuwa, Anuradhapura on Saturday to inspect the damage caused to maize cultivations by the Fall Armyworm. During the visit, the farmers informed the President that the expected yield has dropped considerably due to the invasion of the pest.The threat posed by elephants to their cultivation was also explained to the President by the farmers. (Picture by Jeewan Chandimal, President’s Media Division).