Notable
Separate discussions have been held with estate owners and labour unions, he said.
Committee to examine whether the companies can pay the salary or not
Coconut prices have risen 12.9 percent over the past three weeks
"The prices are up because or production costs are high. That's why we can't compete with imports."
Voluntary retirement scheme to be offered to 267 employees at a cost of 844 million rupees during the amalgamation
Plantations say cost increase Rs35bn a year from mandated wages
Loan from EDFI Management Company, which is funded through European Union, to develop agri portfolio in the country
Coconut prices are down 16 percent from the last auction in December 2023
Sri Lanka Coffee festival to be held in June for the third time
Project designed and built by Iran's Farab engineering group
The government reduced import tax on rice by 65 rupees for 19 days in January to encourage imports
Chinese onion price reduced by Rs. 120 per kg to 375, Indian onion price slashed by Rs. 50 to 445
Iran could not fund the project as promised due to the economic sanctions by the U.S.
Agriculture Dept, private sector conducted research on these new types of seeds, Amaraweera says at CIC farm
Sri Lanka will lift its protectionist import ban on undu to bring in 2,000 metric tonnes to meet seasonal demand
Production of eggs in local poultry farms has already exceeded 7.5 million, Amaraweera said.
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On show were freeze drying machines which extends the life of food nearing expiration by another two years
“Importation is less than before,”
"If not for wildlife eating crops this would have been higher"
Highest and lowest prices down from a week ago
Department of Agrarian Development has made arrangements to transfer 15,000 rupees per hectare to the farmers’ account...
"We can start this by 2026," he said.
National average down over low growns
Sri Lanka's combined harvesters for rice is next in line for price controls
Price ceiling for eggs, as prices in the market rise ahead of several key religious and cultural holidays.
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