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 …
Agriculture
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The world in a teacup: Paris show digs into brew’s roots
PARIS, Oct 20, 2012 (AFP) – It can be green, black, white or red and, after water, is the most widely consumed drink on the planet. Like a wine …
Sri Lanka’s Asia Siyake Commodities in rubber broking
Oct 19, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Asia Siyake Commodities, a tea broking firm is buying rubber brokerage connected to some of its directors for 7.1 …
Sri Lanka agri firm in cash call, moves to FMCG
Oct 14, 2012 (LBO) – Coco Lanka Ltd, a food processing and exporting firm said it was making a billion rupees cash call on shareholders to move into fast …
Sri Lankans missing taste of good tea: top exporter
Oct 09, 2012 (LBO) – Mlesna, a top Sri Lankan tea brand, has begun advertising using displays on a new taxi service, aiming to popularise the …
Sri Lanka drought dries up tea company cash flows
Oct 04, 2012 (LBO) – A severe drought has damaged tea plants in key Sri Lankan growing regions causing crop losses and cash flow problems for some …
Sri Lanka Nestlé unit sets milk collection record
Oct 03, 2012 (LBO) – Nestlé Lanka, a unit of Swiss based Nestlé said it had collected five million litres of milk from domestic farmers, which was …
Sri Lanka receive Japanese grant to revive livelihoods in Vavuniya
Aug 20, 2012 (LBO) – The Japanese government handed over a 11.7 million rupee ($90,000) grant to a community development organization to revive …
Sri Lanka to hold international pepper conference in Colombo
Aug 17, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to hold the 40th International pepper conference in Colombo later this, Cabinet spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella said. …
Sri Lanka bought leaf factory returns to profit
July 23, 2012 (LBO) – Tea Smallholder Factories Plc, a unit of Sri Lanka’s John Keells Holdings had posted 23.9 million rupees in profits in the …
Rubber futures falls to 4-month low: report
May 16, 2012 (LBO) – October rubber futures in Tokyo fell to a 4-month low of 265 yen a kilogram (3,317 dollars a tonne) before settling at 270.1 yen on …
Sri Lanka owes 16 billion rupees to fertiliser importers
July 09, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka owes fertiliser importers some 16.0 billion rupees for purchasing fertiliser to be distributed among farmers growing a …
Sri Lanka urged to depoliticise tea estate wages
July 09, 2012 (LBO) – Sri Lanka, one of the world™s largest tea exporters, has been urged to replace its ageing politicised wage structure with a …