Sri Lanka food firm and IFC to push dairy farmers up the value chain
July 14, 2008 (LBO) - The foods division of Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings (JKH) has tied up with dairy farmer co-operatives to set up facilities to add …
July 14, 2008 (LBO) - The foods division of Sri Lanka's John Keells Holdings (JKH) has tied up with dairy farmer co-operatives to set up facilities to add …
July 11, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan plantations owned by the James Finlay group intend to plant rubber in a big way as part of its diversification strategy, a …
July 09, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's tea industry expects to get support from China to improve plant breeding and cultivation, Sri Lanka Tea Board chairman Lalith …
July 08, 2008 (LBO) – Changing consumer tastes and a willingness to pay a premium for a superior product should help tea producers, who until recent …
July 08, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan natural rubber prices will remain high on strong demand while cultivation and production is increasing, the chairman of the …
July 07, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka has earned half a billion dollars from tea exports in the first five months of the year, with volumes also hitting a new record …
July 04, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan exporters of tea, the island's top export commodity, say they not getting enough funds for marketing even though the …
July 3, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Maskeliya Plantations has reported a five fold increase in profits amid better export prices for tea, but steep management …
June 26, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to join a global forum of major tea producing countries, Tea Board chairman Lalith Hettiarachchi said. Most major tea …
June 24, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tea board is not encouraging the expansion of tea cultivation in an effort to prevent over-supply from depressing …
June 23, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lanka Tea Board is seeking new laws to tighten quality control on exports and prevent shipments of what are considered teas …
June 21, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's billion-dollar tea industry remains too divided, squabbling over trivial matters, and is losing out on benefits it can …
June 19, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea prices appear to be heading for a correction with many grades from the estates easing at this week's Colombo …
June 16, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka must have a clear cut agriculture policy, especially for paddy, without resorting to short term solutions, if the country …
June 15, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's tea estate community, which plucked the leaf that kept the economy afloat for more than a century, has not reaped the …
UDAWALAWE, June 14, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka on Saturday released eight orphaned baby elephants into the jungle after rescuing them from near certain death, …
June 12, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan tea prices remained strong for the third week running at this week's auctions in Colombo with firm demand from the …
June 09, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Horana Plantations, which is managed by the Ceylon Theatres group has capped management fees to 15 million rupees a …
June 05, 2008 (2008) Sri Lankan tea prices appear to have bottomed out with widespread demand returning to the Colombo auctions which have been enjoying a …
June 04, 2008 (FAO) Food production in Sri Lanka has been affected not only by high oil prices, bad weather and storage and distribution problem but by …