Several months after the aggressive shift, Sri Lanka’s agricultural output has plummeted by 20%, while farmers, who account for 27% of the country’s workforce, have been driven into acute ...

Sri Lanka’s drive towards agricultural modernisation has brought to the fore children of farmers to be trained to man the smart technology – drones for paddy cultivation. Sons and daughters of farmers ...

By Prof. W.A.J.M. De Costa Senior Professor and Chair of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya At present, Sri Lanka is going through a prolonged rain-free period. Several ...

The Green Revolution of Norman Borlaug, the American agronomist who did more to feed the world than any man before or since, set Sri Lanka on the path to agricultural abundance in 1970.

COLOMBO, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka conducted its first-ever census of animals considered harmful to agriculture on Saturday, said an official. Farmers were instructed to count only peacocks ...

For more than half a century, Pahatha Mellange Jayaappu has tilled the field on his modest farm in Sri Lanka’s agricultural heartland, unswayed by recurrent political and economic turmoil. Now ...

Colombo: Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into an ...

Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 3 (ANI): Newly elected Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, took charge of the ministries of Agriculture, Lands, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries, and ...

This move is part of Garuda Aerospace’s broader plan to establish a presence in at least 50 countries in the coming years, with a specific focus on the agricultural sector in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka's newly elected President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, assumed charge of the ministries of Agriculture, Lands, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries, and Aquatic Resources, while alloting ...