Sri Lanka China venture to make specialty tea
Jan 23, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Elpitiya Plantations Plc has formed a joint venture with China's Yunnan Dianhong Group to produce 'Chinese Specialty Tea' for …
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Sri Lanka to imports 4,500 dairy cows to state farms
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Japan to grant dredger to keep Sri Lanka fishery harbhours open
Jan 16, 2013 (LBO) - Japan will grant a dredger to Sri Lanka's state-run fishery harbhour agency to keep navigational channels clear for fishermen, the …
Sri Lanka imports fish from China for canning, more factories ahead: report
Jan 14, 2013 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to set up another plant to can fish while existing tax protected factories are importing raw fish from China to prevent …
Sri Lanka farmers earn US$31mn from Nestlé
Dec 27, 2012 (LBO) - The Sri Lanka unit of Nestlé, a Swiss-based food group said it had paid 4 billion rupees (31 million US dollars) to dairy and coconut …
Sri Lanka tea estate firm says ‘out grower’ model boosts production
Dec 20, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Kahawatta Plantations Plc, has increased production and boosted employee incomes by trying out an 'out grower' model of …
Sri Lanka drought hit farmers get free seed paddy
Dec 06, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's rice farmers who have been hit by a recent drought will be given 371 million rupees worth of seed paddy by tax payers, enough …
Sri Lanka war refugees get 175 boats from India
Dec 04, 2012 (LBO) - India has gifted 175 boats and equipment worth 71 million rupees to war refugees in Mannar in northeastern Sri Lanka, the Indian High …
Sri Lanka’s Sunshine Holdings in talks with palm oil firm
Nov 29, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Sunshine Holdings, which has interests in tea and oil palm said it was in talks with Pyramid Wilmar (Pvt) Ltd, a Colombo based …
Sri Lanka toddy tappers face extinction
WADDUWA, Sri Lanka, Nov 12, 2012 (AFP) - Clambering between high trees carrying a knife in the search for sap to brew alcoholic drinks is a young man's game -- …
Sri Lanka should cut high food taxes to reduce malnutrition: science minister
Nov 08, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka should cut high food taxes which will make proteins more accessible to the poor and reduce malnutrition among small children, …
Sri Lanka raises crop planting subsidies
Nov 08, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's government will increase subsidies to encourage small farmers expand tea, rubber and coconut cultivation, President Mahinda …
Sri Lanka Nestle unit profits up 3.9-pct
Nov 02, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Nestle Lanka Plc, a unit of Switzerland Nestle, said profits in the September quarter rose 3.9 percent from a year earlier to …
Sri Lanka rains seen hurting tea crop
Nov 02, 2012 (LBO) - Heavy rains in Sri Lanka's tea growing areas are not likely to lead to a sharp recovery in crops that have been reduced by drought, a tea …
Sri Lanka Bogawantalawa Plantations returns to profit
Oct 30, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Bogawantalawa Plantations, which has interests in tea and timber said it made profits of 88.9 million rupees in the September …
Sri Lanka hosts pepper talks
Oct 30, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka will host the annual meeting of an inter-governmental organization of pepper producing countries this week, where production and …
Sri Lanka moves to overcome cinnamon peeler shortage
Oct 26, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka is to set up a training centre to train cinnamon peelers with foreign aid and improve production standards that will help boost …
Sri Lanka Watawala Plantation profit from palm oil
Oct 25, 2012 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Watawala Plantations said it made profits of 186 million rupees in the September 2012 quarter, turning around from a loss of …
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Sri Lanka’s Asia Siyake Commodities in rubber broking
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