Sri Lanka's most popular sweetener is disappearing, due to the destruction of rainforests, inconsistent yields, intensive labor and a fading workforce. And turning the tide isn't going to be easy.

Ahangama, the up-and-coming surfer hideout on Sri Lanka’s palm-fringed south coast, has seen intimate boutique properties pop up like mushrooms in the past few years. The sleekest new addition is Palm ...

He said oil palm in Sri Lanka is generally cultivated in areas where annual rainfall exceeds 3,500 millimeters (138 inches), while their water requirement is about 1,300 mm (51 in).

Sri Lanka on Monday, April 5, banned imports of palm oil and new palm plantations, and told producers to uproot existing plantations in a phased manner, in a surprise move that baffled the edible ...

The story of Sri Lanka's most beloved sweetener starts with the kithul, or fishtail, palm tree and a tapper, like 58-year-old Amuvita Gamage Dayasena.. The slightly built farmer sharpens his knife ...