Item 1 of 7 Arulappan Ideijody, 42, plucks tea leaves at an estate, amid the country's economic crisis, in Bogawantalawa, Sri Lanka, April 29, 2022. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte ...

Sri Lanka is paying some foreign debts with tea, rather than cash. But an abrupt ban on chemical fertilizers has hurt crop yields and tea pickers are losing hours and wages as food prices double.

Leaves from the lush green tea estates covering the hills of central Sri Lanka end up in cups across the world. Tea is the island's biggest export, normally bringing in more than $1bn a year, but ...

Tea tourism is big business in Sri Lanka — and a major source of revenue for Amba. The estate typically sees about 2,000 visitors a year, Bell says.

Sri Lanka's tea producers on Monday condemned a government order to increase wages by 70%, saying it would make their tea globally uncompetitive and reduce dollar earnings essential for the island ...

Sri Lanka has backed down from its ambitious plans to become the world’s first completely organic farming nation, reversing a ban on imports of chemical fertiliser.

The Sri Lanka- China relationship is centuries old, and has been historically strengthened by shared religious and cultural values. Sri Lanka is known to the whole world for its tea due to its unique ...

Little known fact: In the 1860s, Sri Lanka was the world’s largest producer of coffee. One can still find a handful of growers trying to resurrect — or at least keep alive — this lost crop ...

A Route du Bonheur pilgrimage into Sri Lanka’s storied tea plantations uncovers the fragrant, fertile world of oolong, orange pekoe, and more—not to mention a vibrant native economy.

With a land area of 65,610 sq km (25,000 square miles), the country is responsible for almost 12 per cent of all exports of tea and related products, according to the Sri Lanka Export Development ...

Sri’s company: Temples, tea and tusks in stunning Sri Lanka By . Andrew Sessa. Published Oct. 24, 2016, 8:56 p.m. ET. ... I wanted to get everyone a flight to Sri Lanka’s south coast.

Sri Lanka's Tea Producers Warn 70% Wage Hike Will Hit Industry. By Reuters | May 27, 2024. By Reuters | May 27, 2024, at 9:24 a.m. Save. More. Sri Lanka's Tea Producers Warn 70% Wage Hike Will Hit ...