Sri Lanka tea prices up in August 2017
Sept 07, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea prices at auctions in August averaged 606.86 rupees, up from 473.78 rupees from an year ago, Forbes and …
Agriculture
Govt approves further amendments to plantation estate act
Aug 16, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers has approved to further amend the tea, rubber and coconut estates (Control of fragmentation) …
Sri Lanka’s Opex Holdings invests Rs550 mln in liquid fertilizer plant
Aug 03, 2017 (LBO) – Opex Holdings, an agriculture company, said that they have invested 550 million rupees in a liquid fertilizer manufacturing plant in …
Sri Lanka secures immediate rice stock from Pakistan, Myanmar
The four man Lankan team of officials that flew to Pakistan and Myanmar to select rice tranche, has returned to Colombo today July 14 morning-and reports tale …
Govt to provide rice at concessionary rate: President
July 11, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena says the government will provide rice at a concessionary rate to the public by …
School gardens promoted by FAO and Sri Lanka’s education ministry
July 10, 2017 (LBO) – Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the Ministry of Education kicked off a project where schools …
Sri Lanka rice call enters phase II with four countries shortlisted
July 07, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka has decided to take a closer look at four international rice suppliers to meet its market needs, the Ministry of …
Sri Lanka tea prices show significant gains in June
July 06, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka tea prices at the June 2017 auctions showed gains in high, medium and low growns, a new report said. “Auction …
Sri Lanka’s global Ceylon Tea Party kicks off
July 06, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka and Ceylon Tea are hosting what is popularly known as “The Global Ceylon Tea Party” at Sri Lankan diplomatic …
Sri Lanka to abolish import control fee for tea
June 21, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet nod has been received to abolish the import control license fee for imported tea in line with 2017 budget …
Sri Lanka tea production to be impacted by bad weather
Jun 02, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s tea production is likely to be further impacted as the country experienced its worst disaster from torrential rain …
Sri Lanka’s pipe borne water supply is not contaminated: Minister
May 30, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s pipe borne water distributed through the National Water Supply and Drainage Board is safe to use, City Planning and Water …
Sri Lanka tea export volumes down in April, revenue up
May 25, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lankan’s tea exports fell to 20.1 million kilos in April 2017, a nine percent dip from a year ago, but revenue was up, Forbes …
Australia, Sri Lanka partner to fight chronic kidney disease
May 25, 2017 (LBO) – Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) Thursday signed an MOU with the Presidential Taskforce to assist in the …
Jinasena launches solar irrigation with increased efficiency
May 12, 207 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Jinasena (Pvt) Limited, a water management systems and solutions provider, launched a new solar irrigation system …
Sri Lanka expands crop insurance to five other crops
May 02, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry has expanded crop insurance that has so far covered paddy cultivation to five other food crops. The …
Sri Lanka’s NITF gets reinsurance cover for agriculture
Feb 17, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s National Insurance Trust Fund says they have procured a reinsurance program for its agriculture insurance schemes. …
Indonesia donates 5,000MT of rice to Sri Lanka
Feb 15, 2017 (LBO) The Indonesian government will donate 5,000 metric tonnes of rice to Sri Lanka following a request of President Maithripala Sirisena …
Rice millers call for release of govt stock to maintain price control
Feb 14, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Small and Medium Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association says if they are to sell rice to consumers at a controlled …
Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Tabacco to close two leaf depots
Jan 31, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Tobacco Company PLC (CTC) announced that it will be closing its leaf depots situated in Anuradhapura and …