Views - 28 Wednesday, 10 April 2019 01:36
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), WorldFish, and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) yesterday signed a five-year tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement provides a framework for cooperation on rese
Views - 454 Wednesday, 10 April 2019 01:36
Thomson Reuters Foundation responded to The Planters’ Association of Ceylon statement published on Friday 5 April that claimed that Thomson Reuters Foundation’s expose on labour abuses on tea estates were false. Following is the response from Ki
Views - 34 Tuesday, 9 April 2019 00:06
The Annual General Meeting of the Coconut Grower’s Association of Sri Lanka (Gampaha Branch) was held recently. The Association once again raised concerns over the unrestricted import of palm oil which was adversely affecting the coconut industry w
Views - 12 Tuesday, 9 April 2019 00:06
Royal Cashews (Royal Food Marketing Ltd.), which is Sri Lanka’s first and foremost cashew processing company, was conferred with the international ISO 14001:2015 EMS (Environmental Management Standard) certification. This international certificatio
Views - 322 Tuesday, 9 April 2019 00:00
The breakout of Fall Armyworm in Sri Lanka wreaked panic amongst agricultural communities all over the island, however UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Plant Production and Protection Division Fall Armyworm Principal Technical Coordinator A
Views - 310 Monday, 8 April 2019 00:00
The Tea Exporters Association (TEA) organised a seminar on the theme of ‘Challenging Times for Ceylon Tea’ last week at the auditorium of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce. The event was attended by Members of Parliament, senior officials of Ministry of
Views - 135 Friday, 5 April 2019 00:00
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) wishes to draw the general public’s attention to serious factual misrepresentations and inaccuracies initially published by Thomson Reuters Foundation and authored by freelance journalist, Lisa Fuller in h
Views - 277 Monday, 1 April 2019 00:00
The construction of the first Temperature and Humidity Controlled Warehouse Complex for Perishables in Sri Lanka with a capacity of 5000 metric tons capable of storing the excess harvest of vegetables and fruits was initiated by Economic Reforms and
Views - 38 Friday, 29 March 2019 00:00
SLAMERP Chairman and Managing Director of Global Rubber Industries Ltd. (GRI), Prabhash Subasinghe spoke at the International Rubber Study Group, Industry Panel in Singapore on 20 March. SLAMERP is an association created in 1985, to represent the ma
Views - 150 Friday, 29 March 2019 00:00
The GSRS 2019 will arise itself as a steam rolled platform for all local and global stakeholders to collaboratively initiate a significant revamp in the spice industry. The Global Spice Road Symposium invites small, medium and large-scale entrepreneu
Views - 181 Friday, 29 March 2019 00:00
Sri Lanka’s highest-ranked plantation group, Hayleys Plantations, hosted its inaugural Annual Staff Recognition ceremony to felicitate and celebrate the outstanding achievements of its 24,000 strong team of employees across Talawakelle Tea Estates
Views - 678 Thursday, 28 March 2019 01:33
After becoming the first company in the world to secure Uncompensated Carbon Neutral certification for its tea growing, manufacturing and marketing processes, Bogawantalawa Tea Estates PLC (BTE) is now setting its sights on even loftier environmental
Views - 81 Thursday, 28 March 2019 01:32
Thomson Reuters Foundation: Plantations in Sri Lanka that supply tea stamped slavery-free to top global companies are under investigation by ethical label groups after an exposé found illegal wage deductions that have left some workers ill and unabl
Views - 26 Friday, 22 March 2019 00:00
Bangkok, Thailand: An insect that can infest and damage hundreds of hectares of maize fields, literally overnight, is sweeping across Asia – alarming smallholder farmers and threatening livelihoods – but the damage can be limited, the UN’s Food
Views - 64 Friday, 22 March 2019 00:00
Moscow last week hosted one of the largest events in the tea and coffee industry in Russia and CIS countries, Coffee & Tea Russian Expo (CTRE). It represents the whole production chain from bean and leaf to cup. The event unites key players and repr
Views - 31 Friday, 22 March 2019 00:00
Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China Dr. Qu Dongyu met with the Ambassador of Sri Lanka Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku at the Sri Lanka Embassy Beijing recently with a view to enhancing cooperation with Sri Lanka in the field of agricu
Views - 60 Friday, 22 March 2019 00:00
Cinnamon Legends opened a new signature showroom in Mount Lavinia to cater the increasing demand for value added Ceylon Cinnamon and other spiced products locally and internationally. The Chief Guest of the event was Minister of Social Empowerment D
Views - 85 Tuesday, 19 March 2019 00:00
Bamboo has the potential to revamp the agricultural sector of Sri Lanka by strengthening and diversifying the incomes of smallholder farmers, an agricultural economist pointed out recently. Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) Research Fel
Views - 137 Tuesday, 19 March 2019 00:00
Sarnia Estate, situated in the Badulla/Hali Ela sub-district of the Uva Planting District, achieved an all-time record price of Rs. 860 per kg for a BOPSp grade in the Uva Medium category at the Weekly Tea Auctions held on 12 March. This line of teas
Views - 51 Tuesday, 19 March 2019 00:00
A coconut seedling distribution project to local cultivators was organised under the patronage of the Young Professionals Organisation (YPO) of the United National Party (UNP) in Gampaha and Beruwala districts on 27 February and 3 March respectively.
Views - 39 Tuesday, 19 March 2019 00:00
The Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development of Sri Lanka signed a contract agreement with French company Boccard to develop dairy farming and processing in the
Views - 18 Friday, 15 March 2019 00:00
Varanasi, India: The International Rice Research Institute’s South Asia Regional Centre (IRRI SARC) organised a regional symposium on ‘Transforming Rice Grain Quality and Nutrition in South Asia’, inviting private sector representatives from th
Views - 22 Friday, 15 March 2019 00:00
ROME (Reuters): Global food prices rose in February, with the FAO Food Price Index averaging 167.5 points, up 1.7% from January, in part driven up by sharp increases in dairy prices. The Index, which is an indicator of the monthly changes in interna
Views - 58 Friday, 15 March 2019 00:00
The EDB has identified BioFach as one of the best places to promote Sri Lankan organic products to the EU region and other countries. EDB in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany organised a national pavilion in an area of
Views - 361 Friday, 15 March 2019 00:00
Sri Lankan fruit and vegetable businesses are set to boost exports following a new partnership with the dried fruits and nuts company Noberasco. The Lanka Fruit and Vegetable Producers, Processors and Exporters Association (LFVPPEA) signed a Memorand
Views - 208 Thursday, 14 March 2019 01:06
Rural development projects financed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have contributed to increased productivity and incomes in Sri Lanka, according to a new evaluation report presented today in Colombo. “In the decades
Views - 38 Thursday, 14 March 2019 01:05
The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $125 million credit for Sri Lanka to improve the resilience and productivity of agriculture for more than 470,000 small farmers in six provinces in the dry zone of the country. The provinces selected a
Views - 88 Thursday, 14 March 2019 01:04
The Government of Japan has extended $ 89,285 (approx. Rs. 16 million) for the ‘Project for Water Management System for Sustainable Agricultural Products Supply for Dry-Zone in Anuradhapura’ through its Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Secur
Views - 42 Thursday, 14 March 2019 01:03
Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China Dr. Qu Dongyu met with the Ambassador of Sri Lanka in Beijing Dr. Karunasena Kodituwakku last week with a view to enhancing cooperation with Sri Lanka in the field of Agriculture. The Vice Minis
Views - 36 Thursday, 14 March 2019 01:01
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) yesterday pledged to further strengthen its support towards uplifting Sri Lanka’s main plantation crops conducted through its mission. The IFAD Mission program has invested $3 million in the d
Monday, 22 April 2019
Almost five months have gone. It is with a profound sense of sadness that we experienced the demise of our veteran teacher, respected author, legal luminary, an accomplished ambassador, an eminent public servant and an amazing human being, Dr. Wickre
Monday, 22 April 2019
I posed the following question to a group of university students recently: ‘Do you desire to have a strongman to rule Sri Lanka today?’ The students, made up of both genders in the age group of 25 to 35, chorused the answer in the affirmative. Wh
Monday, 22 April 2019
Jet Airways of India, once the premier full-service carrier of the sub-continent, has ceased operations. “Jet Airways and its Board of Directors have been forced to take this extreme measure, as prolonged and sustained efforts with lenders and auth
Friday, 19 April 2019
Trial by fire is not a new ordeal to Christian community. It predates Notre Dame and Nazism by millennia. In fact, a decade or so before Nero torched believers to light Roman avenues, Jewish religious leaders put Jesus-followers to the test as the Ch
