The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) is implementing an assistance scheme to enable farmers and processors in Sri Lanka to obtain organic certification …
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stressed that the importation of chemical fertilizers will be completely stopped in the near future. The usage of chemical …
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) called on Government and Public Health officials to ensure that estate-sector workers made a top priority in the …
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal submitted by the President for the establishment of an institution under the name Assets Utilization …
Global Rubber Industries (Pvt) Ltd. has partnered with Kingslake, Sri Lanka’s manufacturing solutions experts, to lay the foundation for its next phase of …
By Manadilani Daluwatte – Trustee, Federation of Environmental Organisations, Sri Lanka (FEO) “The death of the forest is the end of our life.” Dorothy …
Pelwatte Dairy, the pioneering domestic Dairy Milk Producer has secured 463 Million from the SAPP (Smallholder Agribusiness Partnerships Programme). Pelwatte …
All elevations show an increase YOY in LKR and USD terms Feb 03, 2021 (LBO) - The National average for the month of January 2021 of Rs. 645.02 (USD 3.40) has …
Feb 01, 2021 (LBO) - On the request of Labour Minister, Nimal Siripala de Silva, Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) submitted a revised wage proposal to …
In a meeting today between the Minster of Labour Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva and the Chairmen of all Sri Lankan Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs), a final …
Ambassador of Thailand in Sri Lanka Chulamanee Chartsuwan paid a Farewell Call on Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena on 08 …
Dec 28, 2020 (LBO) – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa directed the subject Minister and the officials to intervene to stop the irregularities perpetrated in …
The Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKI) warmly received the outgoing South African High Commissioner in …
Dec 23, 2020 (LBO) - Taking a cue from the success of the smallholder sector, Sri Lanka’s Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) handed over fresh proposals …
Pelwatte Dairy Industries, the local dairy giant consents to the budget 2021 tabled recently, it expressed its appreciation towards the measures proposed to …
The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) announced that it would be championing radically progressive wage reforms towards securing a sustainable outcome for …
By Jekhan Aruliah Colombo has a thriving entrepreneur scene. No shortage of mentors, angels and coffee shops in Colombo. But what about the neglected North? In …
By K.L Gunaratne (Chairman, Sri Lanka Federation of Tea Smallholders) With nearly 500,000 smallholders in total, the tea smallholder sector is a significant …
COVID-19 has disrupted agriculture and supply chains in every corner of the globe. Firms in the supply chain have been tested and some have to transform their …
Oct 22, 2020 (LBO) – The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) commended the exhaustive measures taken by Regional Plantation Companies (RPC) in completing …