Sri Lanka tea prices show significant gains in June
July 06, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka tea prices at the June 2017 auctions showed gains in high, medium and low growns, a new report said. "Auction average for the …
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Sri Lanka’s global Ceylon Tea Party kicks off
July 06, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka and Ceylon Tea are hosting what is popularly known as “The Global Ceylon Tea Party” at Sri Lankan diplomatic missions in …
Sri Lanka to abolish import control fee for tea
June 21, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet nod has been received to abolish the import control license fee for imported tea in line with 2017 budget …
Sri Lanka tea production to be impacted by bad weather
Jun 02, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea production is likely to be further impacted as the country experienced its worst disaster from torrential rain since 2003 …
Sri Lanka’s pipe borne water supply is not contaminated: Minister
May 30, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s pipe borne water distributed through the National Water Supply and Drainage Board is safe to use, City Planning and Water …
Sri Lanka tea export volumes down in April, revenue up
May 25, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lankan’s tea exports fell to 20.1 million kilos in April 2017, a nine percent dip from a year ago, but revenue was up, Forbes and …
Australia, Sri Lanka partner to fight chronic kidney disease
May 25, 2017 (LBO) – Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Thursday signed an MOU with the Presidential Taskforce to assist in the …
Jinasena launches solar irrigation with increased efficiency
May 12, 207 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Jinasena (Pvt) Limited, a water management systems and solutions provider, launched a new solar irrigation system that pumps 10 …
Sri Lanka expands crop insurance to five other crops
May 02, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry has expanded crop insurance that has so far covered paddy cultivation to five other food crops. The …
Sri Lanka’s NITF gets reinsurance cover for agriculture
Feb 17, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's National Insurance Trust Fund says they have procured a reinsurance program for its agriculture insurance schemes. "This …
Indonesia donates 5,000MT of rice to Sri Lanka
Feb 15, 2017 (LBO) The Indonesian government will donate 5,000 metric tonnes of rice to Sri Lanka following a request of President Maithripala Sirisena …
Rice millers call for release of govt stock to maintain price control
Feb 14, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Small and Medium Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association says if they are to sell rice to consumers at a controlled price the …
Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Tabacco to close two leaf depots
Jan 31, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) announced that it will be closing its leaf depots situated in Anuradhapura and Sigiriya due …
Paddy storage facility for Sri Lanka’s North, more in pipeline
Jan 30, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka opened a state-run paddy store in Mannar to cater to the Northern region which can store 10,000 metric tonnes at cost of 2.6 …
Sri Lanka’s 2016 tea production, exports down, revenue up
Jan 26, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea exports for 2016 totaled 288.7M/kgs compared with 306.9M/kgs during 2015 showing, a decrease of 18.2M/kgs, a tea market …
Over one million Sri Lankans affected by drought
Jan 23, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lankans have been warned to conserve water and electricity with over a million persons affected so far by drought as crop output …
With drought looming, Sri Lanka tries something new: preparing
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With rainfall in many areas just a third of that last year and many water reservoirs far below normal levels, Sri Lankans have …
Sri Lanka president advises officials to brace for impending drought
Jan 19, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has held a discussion to look into the preparations at ministerial level to provide essential …
Sri Lanka signs USD125Mn credit to modernize agriculture
Jan 18, 2017 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has signed a 125 million dollar credit with the World Bank to support and promote commercial and export-oriented agriculture, …
Nestle Lanka invests in new manufacturing facility
Jan 14, 2017 (LBO) - Nestlé Lanka layed the foundation stone for a new manufacturing facility at its factory in Pannala, Kurunegala, as commitment to …