Sri Lanka on Monday 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 oil industry.

Conservationists in Sri Lanka welcome a decision by US-based multinational food firm Dole to abandon plans for a huge banana plantation in the country.

COLOMBO — Environmentalists have welcomed the Sri Lankan government’s surprise decision to ban palm oil imports into the country and raze existing plantations, but others say the science ...

Sri Lanka Context: Sri Lanka is already experiencing the effects of climate variability, affecting its tea, rubber, and coconut plantations. By 2030, the challenges of droughts and floods are expected ...

Time stands still at the Tea Plantation Workers’ Museum & Archive in Gampola. Located in a row of traditional line rooms that are over a century old, the museum attempts to convey what life was like ...

CENTRAL HIGHLANDS, Sri Lanka -- On a visit to Singapore in 2023, I enjoyed a Bridgerton-style afternoon tea offered by a hotel as part of a collaboration with Dilmah tea, a brand rooted in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka on Monday 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 oil industry.

Conservationists in Sri Lanka have welcomed a decision by US-based multinational food firm Dole to abandon plans for a huge banana plantation. Campaigners say Dole had hoped to team up with a ...

by Lalin I De Silva The global plantation industry faces significant challenges that threaten its productivity, profitability, and sustainability, with climate change, soil degradation, and labor ...

Conservationists in Sri Lanka welcome a decision by US-based multinational food firm Dole to abandon plans for a huge banana plantation in the country.