The Price of a Poor Harvest: Sri Lanka’s Agricultural Decline and Its Ripple Effects
Key Crop Production Falls, Raising Concerns Over Food Security and Economic Stability Sri Lanka’s fragile economic recovery is facing fresh hurdles, with the.
Agriculture
Agriculture
Government Ready to Import Rice if Prices Spike or Shortages Arise
Officials Confident in 2025 Harvest Targets Despite Maha Shortfall The Sri Lankan Government remains confident that rice prices will remain stable this year,.
- April 17, 2025
Economics
Sri Lanka to Continue Special Commodity Food Taxes to Protect Farmers
Sri Lanka’s cabinet has decided to retain the Special Commodity Levy (SCL) Act, reversing an earlier decision to abolish it, in order to.
- December 19, 2024
Agriculture
Ambewela Farms Achieves Record 62,000 Litres Daily Milk Production
Lanka Milk Foods (CWE) PLC (LMF) has set a remarkable milestone at its Ambewela Farms, reaching a record-breaking daily milk production of 62,000.
- December 12, 2024
Finance
Sri Lanka Investigates Rice Mill Stocks Amid Rising Prices and Food Tax
Sri Lanka’s Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has initiated investigations at several rice mills in the Polonnaruwa district, collecting data on rice stocks following.
- October 29, 2024
Business
SLIBC Leads Business Promotion Mission to Indonesia
The Sri Lanka-Indonesia Business Council (SLIBC) of The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce successfully concluded a Business Promotion Mission to Indonesia from 6 October.
- October 22, 2024
Economics
FAO’s Good Agricultural Practices Programme Boosts Crop Yields and Farmer Incomes in Sri Lanka
A Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) programme led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is transforming Sri Lankan agriculture.
- August 26, 2024
Economics
Local Egg Producers Criticize Government’s Decision to Resume Imports
The decision to resume egg imports has faced fierce opposition from local producers, who argue that Sri Lanka can meet domestic demand with.
- August 6, 2024
Economics
Sri Lanka Lifts Import Controls on Key Cereals Amid Rising Malnutrition
Sri Lanka has lifted import controls on several key cereal grains, which had been in place despite increasing malnutrition and poverty resulting from.
- July 29, 2024