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The US is making revisions to its reciprocal tariff regime, which was initially presented in early April this year, and ...
Australia has committed to backing the Sri Lankan coffee industry by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
In 2019, tourism will account for about half of Sri Lanka's sources of foreign currency, and by early 2021, the Sri Lankan government's budget and foreign exchange reserves were in serious danger.
Sri Lanka’s economy has traditionally been agriculture-based, but several centuries of international trade – and the introduction of tea, rubber and coffee cultivation by the UK – have altered the ...
With a land area of more than 65,000 sq km, Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector is characterised by small-scale farming and a tropical climate that is highly variable. Agricultural output comprises rice, ...
In my article “Is Sri Lanka’s recovery sustainable?” published in the Daily FT on 18 January 2024, I argued that Sri Lanka’s ...
Sri Lanka’s ‘E-agriculture’ strategy has also identified ways in which ICT can improve the existing agriculture systems in terms of information collection, efficiency and services in several ...
Organic fertiliser transition in Sri Lanka: Farmers were providing an early warning of a food shortage Published : 29 April 2022 09:05 am Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 0 A A A ...
Sustainable soil health: by Lalin I De Silva With the escalating impacts of climate change, Sri Lanka’s plantation sector—spanning tea, rubber, coconut, spices, and oil palm—faces critical challenges ...
An effective action plan for implementation of a pilot project on space technology based monitoring and early warning of agricultural drought in Sri Lanka was developed at the workshop, jointly ...