Category: Agriculture
‘s tea industry with options for expansion
Ambassador Dr. Palitha Kohona attended the Belt and Road International Tea Trading Forum in Hefeng County, Hubei Province as a guest speaker. Hubei has over 700,000 hectares of immaculately tended tea gardens. Addressing the gathering of tea experts (including many academics), senior government and party officials, tea traders and diplomats, Ambassador Kohona, as an invited […]
Japan provides USD4.6 mn through FAO to boost paddy production in Sri Lanka
The Government of Japan through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing USD 4,629,629 to strengthen the production capacity of smallholder paddy farmers in identified districts of the Dry and Intermediate Zones of Sri Lanka. Smallholder farmers are amongst the most vulnerable rural communities, predominantly cultivating rice for self-consumption. Lack […]
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 Cooperation (SSC) programme, to improve the quality and value of Sri Lankan fruits in the global market by improving the production and commercialization of fruit value-chains in Sri Lanka. The […]
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 President also informed to appoint a suitable committee to speed up the work. President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued these instructions during a discussion held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday (10) evening, on amending the provisions […]
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 mutual interest.We didn’t, but it was a lucky mistake. I met two rare people, Kamilton returning from Switzerland and Lieke coming from Holland, investing their […]
President directs immediate action to solve plantation sector issues
President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the government is committed to carrying out its agricultural modernization plan. Speaking at recent meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat he emphasized that there are several issue fading the sector and that one of the main challenges was related to the Mahaweli Authority and its lands, which are now being […]
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) organizes the first-ever conference for agripreneurship in Sri Lanka, The Agripreneur Conference 2023 under the theme of “empowering agripreneurs for a world of abundance”. It will be held on the 30th of March […]
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 purpose of this move is to encourage and promote investment opportunities in Sri Lanka, allowing investors to identify new investment prospects with ease. In addition to this, the President has also pointed out the […]
Sri Lanka targets growing European market for organic food
A delegation from Sri Lanka participated in the BIOFACH Trade Fair, the world’s largest annual organic food products trade show held from 14-17 February 2023 in Nuremberg, Germany. This annual trade fair held since 1990 attracts food industry professionals from across the world. This year, 2,765 exhibitors from 95 countries participated in the trade fair. The fair was […]
European Union & FAO to provide fertilizers, seeds & training to vulnerable paddy farmers in Sri Lanka
The European Union (EU) has allocated 4 million Euro (approximately 1,5 billion rupees) in grants for fertilizers, seeds, and training to the most vulnerable farmers, as a response to the agriculture and food security crisis in Sri Lanka. These funds will be implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Sri Lanka.The action has […]
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 weeks despite it being the rainy season in the Dry Zone. The farmer communities look to the skies, awaiting the rains, especially concerning from the perspective of the […]
French collaboration for capacity building in the Sri Lankan Rubber industry
The Ministry of Plantation Industries of Sri Lanka entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with a French expert in the rubber industry, KSAPA, for capacity building of Rubber Smallholders in Sri Lanka. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Plantation Industries of Sri Lanka and KSAPA was finalised with KSAPA Managing Director, Raphael […]