FAO & China launch USD1.5 mn project to strengthen Fruit Value Chains in Sri Lanka
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) initiated a 1.5 million USD project via funding from China as part of the South-South …
Agriculture
President instructs amendment of Land Act to suit current needs
President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the relevant officials to amend the existing ordinances regarding lands to suit the current development needs. The …
Bringing Swiss Precision to Killinochchi Agriculture
By Jekhan Aruliah I first met Kamilton Arumugam and Lieke Schroder by mistake. We met at my place in Jaffna about a project a mutual friend thought we had a …
Sri Lanka’s First-Ever Agripreneur Conference to be Organised by Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum
Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum (SLAF) in collaboration with Hatton National Bank (HNB), and MBA Alumni Association of the University of Colombo (MBAAA) …
President instructs to create a data bank for unused govt-owned lands
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given instructions to digitize investment information to make it easily and quickly accessible to interested parties. The …
Revolutionizing Rain-fed Farming for Food Security: Addressing Sri Lanka’s food security needs at a crucial time
It’s 10 AM in Anuradhapura, the sun is glaring down on the agricultural heartland of the country and the air hangs dry—there hasn’t been any rain in …
All paddy farmers to receive free TSP fertilizer in 2023 through USAID & FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with funding through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), will …
United States Provides 9,300 Metric Tons of Fertilizer to Paddy Farmers in Sri Lanka
The United States officially handed over 9,300 metric tons of urea fertilizer to the Ministry of Agriculture to distribute to more than 193,000 smallholder …
Five Thousand hectares in Monaragala, Kotiagala for farming on a temporary basis
A discussion was held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (01) under the patronage of President's Senior Adviser on National Security and Chief of …
FAO, IFAD and WFP renew commitment to strengthening food security in Sri Lanka
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United …
JICA partners with UNDP in Sri Lanka to procure 200 Metric Tonnes of Maize Seeds
To address the immediate needs of the ongoing socio-economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in the partnership with the …
ADB Approves USD 200 Million Loan to Mitigate Sri Lanka Food Crisis
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $200 million emergency assistance loan for Sri Lanka, with funds repurposed from other ongoing ADB projects, to …
16 Key Private Sector Leaders come together to support Food Security efforts
The private sector in Sri Lanka has historically played a key role in providing support to humanitarian efforts; rebuilding from the devastating effects of the …
India agrees to provide USD 55mn loan through Export-Import Bank to procure Urea
The Government of India has agreed to provide a $ 55 million loan through the Export-Import Bank of India for the procurement of Urea for the 2022/23 Maha …
Indian Prime Minister assures supply of fertilizer expeditiously: President
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to provide the fertilizer required for the Yala season cultivation …
Commercial plantations urge immediate Government action to prevent industry’s demise
The Government’s failure to allocate fuel quotas to the Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs), together with continuous power disruptions and uninformed …
The Tea Industry in a State of Disturbance – Colombo Tea Traders’ Association
The Colombo Tea Traders’ Association established in 1894 is the apex private sector body comprising of all Stakeholders namely Growers, Manufacturers, …
Sri Lanka’s inaugural Protected Geographical Indication for Ceylon Cinnamon
When was it received? Ceylon Cinnamon was added in the register of protected designations of origin and Protected Geographical Indications (PGI) on 2nd …
French Government Supports Rubber Cultivation Development
Dr. Ramesh Pathirana, Minister of Plantation and the French Ambassador to Sri Lanka EH Eric Lavertu visited the Rubber Research Institute at the Darting Field …
Leading German importer urges agri-product exporters to practice superior packaging to capture European markets
Jan Paul Bethke, a leading German importer of Sri Lankan fruits and tea, urged Sri Lankan agri-product exporters to practice effective and superior packaging …