Fitch Downgrades Kotagala Plantations to ‘CCC(lka)’
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Kotagala Plantations PLC's National Long-Term Rating to 'CCC(lka)', from 'B+(lka)', and its listed unsecured debentures of LKR251 …
Agriculture
Presidential Subsidy Initiative Supports Farmers and Fishermen
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed the Treasury to provide an allowance of Rs. 25,000 per hectare to paddy farmers for the Maha season of …
Baurs holds insightful expert session on sustainable nitrogen management for agriculture
The urgent need for sustainable nitrogen management has never been more critical for Sri Lanka, as highlighted by recent findings on the environmental and …
Opinion: The impact of RPCs on Sri Lanka’s economy and environment
Senaka Alawattegama, Chairman, Planters’ Association of Ceylon Despite challenges like COVID-19 and economic crises, Sri Lanka's plantation industry …
GEF-funded project launched to enhance sustainable land management practices in the plantation sector
Sri Lanka, recognised globally as a biodiversity hotspot, hosts a diverse array of flora and fauna. Approximately 60% of the nation's endemic flora thrive in …
Sri Lanka Uses Tea Exports to Payoff USD 55mn of USD 251mn Iran Fuel Debt – Tea Board
Under the Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka commenced the repayment of its USD 250.9 million fuel debt to Iran through tea …
Global Environment Facility grants USD 5mn to Environment Ministry & UNDP to implement project on chemical disposal
Sri Lanka does not manufacture products which contain POPs or Mercury. However, many products containing these substances are imported to the country for …
Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum partners with USAID to conduct the Agcelerator Bootcamp
In an effort to support young entrepreneurs in agriculture, the Sri Lanka Agripreneurs' Forum (SLAF), a prominent agricultural business association in Sri …
India lifts export ban on onions for Sri Lanka
The government of India has lifted the export ban on onions for Sri Lanka, with export of up to 10,000 MT of onions permitted vide the enclosed notification of …
Sri Lanka Eyes Thai Market for fire coconut, wood apple, pineapple, dragon fruit & Scotch Bonnet pepper
Sri Lanka is pushing for greater access to the lucrative Thai fruit market, with Ambassador C.A. Chaminda I. Colonne recently meeting with Deputy …
FAO Delivers Climate Resilient ‘Unsinkable’ Boats & Model Fish Display Stalls to Strengthen Fisheries Sector
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) handed over two specially designed climate resilient fishing boats and 30 modified fish …
Oil palm industry, SLAAS and NSF are advocating for a reevaluation of policy by Govt of SL on the industry
The Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) hosted a workshop to review the policy on Oil Palm …
6,000 Paddy Farmers to be Trained on Sustainable Cultivation with FAO and EU Support
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) together with the Department of Agriculture and the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka with …
JICA Supports NWSDB to Transform Operations with Digital Solution
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) is set to digitalize its operations with the introduction of a cutting-edge Electronic Document Management …
Website of Sri Lanka’s control body for Organic Agriculture unveiled
Sri Lanka’s control body for organic agriculture - the National Organic Control Unit (NOCU), operating under the aegis of the Sri Lanka Export Development …
Building Sri Lankan food security and self sufficiency in Jaffna
By Jekhan Aruliah K.Suganthon was only 21 when he setup his first business back in 2003. With the Sri Lanka Civil War simmering in an uneasy ultimately …
Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum Introduces Funding & Capacity Building Agri-Accelerator Programme
A groundbreaking initiative by Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum (SLAF), the leading agribusiness association in the country, in partnership with …
Second Coconut Triangle to be launched in Northern Province: Minister of Plantation Industries
The second Coconut Triangle would be launched in the Northern Province this year consisting of the areas of Jaffna, Mannar and Mulaitvu Districts in …
FAO Launches Training of 300 Agriculture Extension Officers to Boost Sri Lanka’s Rice Sector
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture and Mahaweli Authority in Sri Lanka …
Food insecurity improves in SL but prevails within specific regions; 17-pct in moderate acute food insecurity: FAO & WFP
Food security in Sri Lanka is improving across all provinces, according to the Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) report jointly carried out in …