Peafowls, once rare in the area, have recently become a major threat to paddy ... Buddhi Marambe, a professor of crop science of the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, says that crop-raiding ...

Government action has so far not stabilised markets. Lower production is causing negative effects on inflation and the availability of products in stores. Some rice varieties have been unavailable ...

Officials in Sri Lanka have carried out a nationwide census of nuisance wildlife, like monkeys and peacocks, to prepare countermeasures to protect crops. Around 40,000 people were assigned to ...

Three key development projects, supported by the Government of India, were officially inaugurated yesterday (April 5) in Sri Lanka in conjunction with the ... Featuring six chambers designed for ...

Sri Lanka carried out a nationwide ... Officials say more than a third of crops are destroyed by wild animals, including elephants, which are protected by law as they are considered sacred. While ...