Several months after the aggressive shift, Sri Lanka’s agricultural output has plummeted by 20%, while farmers, ... The province of North Central was a case in point cited by many.

A majority-farming nation, agriculture plays a central role in Sri Lanka’s economy and constitutes 21.7 percent of total exports. But for more than seven years, Thennakoon has been coping with ...

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has slashed interest rates by 650 bps since June to boost growth, in parallel with inflation shrinking to 3.4 per cent in November from a high of 70 per cent last ...

Ambassador McCain will also join U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung to travel to Central Province to visit schools, agricultural research facilities, and community organizations and meet with ...

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, “is still using traditional avenues like tea.” It is also unclear what Central Asia can bring to Sri Lanka. Ravinatha Aryasinha, Executive Director of the Lakshman ...

The initiative, led by the company's ReFactory division, will span over four regions in Sri Lanka: North West, North Central, Uva, and Eastern. The plan includes reviving cotton farming within the ...

On May 16, 2021, the 5th Volunteer Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps in Welikanda launched a project to produce 176 tons of organic fertilizer – an attempt to close the massive gap left by the ban.

Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector grew 3 per cent from a year earlier, with an increase of 0.3 per cent in industrial output, while services grew by 1.3 per cent, the department said. Helped by a US$2.9 ...