Category: Agriculture
PA warns of damage to local oil palm industry if seedling crisis not resolved soon
Jul 30, 2019 (LBO) – The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) sounded the alarm on the escalating 500 million rupees oil palm seedling crisis, warning of dire and irreversible damage to the industry within the next 3 months if definitive action was not taken to reverse the de facto ban on oil palm cultivation and […]
Sri Lanka expects to resume tea exports to Iran from August
July 25, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka expects to resume Ceylon Tea exports to Iran under a special barter agreement between the two countries by the end of next month, the Plantation Ministry said. According to the ministry, Ceylon Tea will be exported to Iran to settle a due amount of 240 million US dollars […]
US Ambassador meets Plantation Industries Minister Navin Dissanayake
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina B. Teplitz met Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake and State Minister of Plantation Industries Wadiwel Suresh, today at the Ministry premises in Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla. During the meeting, the status of Sri Lankan Tea in the US, its potential in the US market and the export situation of the […]
Xuebing Sun assumes duties as new FAO Representative for Sri Lanka
Xuebing Sun presented his credentials to Mr. Tilak Marapana, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, as the new Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Sri Lanka, at the Ministry premises on Monday, 10th June. Mr. Sun is a Senior Environmental Economist by training with 32 years […]
Sri Lanka tea prices down in May 2019
Jun 06, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea prices or national average for May 2019 were down to 51.69 rupees vis-à-vis May 2018 with medium and low growns showing the biggest deficit, a report shows. “In first 5 months of year, prices show a decrease of 41.64 compared to 2018,” Forbes and Walker Tea Brokers […]
Fishing For Sustainable Profits in the Northern Province
By Jekhan Aruliah I have so often heard from well meaning cash rich Diaspora that they can’t find sensible investment opportunities in the North. As the Good Book says, “seek and ye shall find”. For example, look at the Northern fisheries industry. It may surprise you to hear that the Northern Province has about 40%* […]
‘s National tea sales average down in April 2019
May 09, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea sales for the month of April 2019 showed a decrease when compared with the same period last year, a new report shows. “National average for the month of April 2019 totalled 578.23 rupees vis-à-vis 585.92 rupees of March 2019 showing a marginal decrease of 07.69 rupees month on […]
ABACUS Tea unveils staple-free technology for existing tea bag machines
Abacus Tea Pvt Ltd on 9th April at the Hilton Colombo presented a ground breaking invention by making Constanta tea bag machines staple free. The breakthrough is an invention by tea bag industry veteran and Abacus Tea Pvt. Ltd Chairman, Rohan De Lanerolle, who will now give a new lease of life to over 1,000 […]
‘s climate resilient agriculture & infrastructure services
Apr 12, 2019 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and the World Bank has signed two new agreements worth 150 million US dollars to improve climate resilience and agriculture productivity for small farmers and support priority infrastructure through public-private partnerships. Hartwig Schafer, World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region and Dr. R.H.S.Samaratunga, Secretary, Ministry of Finance […]
Reuters replies to Planters Association and stands by allegations
Apr 09, 2019 (LBO) – The Thomson Reuters Foundation has responded to The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) statement published on www.lankabusinessonline.lk on 2nd April which claimed that the Reuters article titled ‘Tea Label Giants Vow Probe after Sri Lanka Labour expose’ on tea estates were false. Kieran Guilbart, the Thomson Reuters Foundation commissioning editor, has countered each point […]
Australia increases support for demining efforts in Sri Lanka
Apr 03, 2019 (LBO) – Australia has increased its support for humanitarian demining efforts in Sri Lanka to mark the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on Thursday. Australia will provide more than 124 million rupees in assistance over the next two years through a partnership with the Mine Action Group (MAG) […]
Opinion: SL Planters Assosiation on allegations of labour abuse
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 her article titled: ‘Tea Label Giants Vow Probe after Sri Lanka Labour Abuse Expose’ At the outset, the PA notes with disappointment […]