Agribusiness Archives - Lanka Business News

July 29, 2024

Maharaja Foods Limited, marked a significant milestone on 26th July 2024, becoming the first woman-owned enterprise in the agribusiness sector with roots in the northern province, to list its shares on the Empower Board of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). The Board is dedicated to facilitating efficient global capital raising for small and medium-sized companies […]

June 12, 2024

June 5, 2024: Lankem Agro, the agribusiness company of the diversified conglomerate Lankem Ceylon PLC, announced a transformative initiative to celebrate World Environment Day on June 5th, followed by a tree-planting program. This ambitious effort underscores Lankem Agro’s dedication to environmental stewardship and food security, aligning with its core values and long-term sustainability goals. […]

May 31, 2023

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan floral company Lassana.com (Pvt.) Ltd. will pilot an innovative agribusiness model with a three-pronged approach to reduce the cost of climate adaptation technologies and post-harvest losses in vegetable farming using a grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Lassana.com will use the $162,000 […]

July 21, 2022

The nation’s leading dairy producer, Pelwatte who is also an active member of the Smallholder Agribusiness Partnership Program (SAPP) which is a small scale agribusiness partnership program implemented with the Ministry of Agriculture, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The goal of this program is to help uplift the lives of […]

March 22, 2022

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 2022: Pelwatte, the nation’s leading dairy producer is an active participant of the Smallholder Agribusiness Partnership Program (SAPP) which is a small scale agribusiness partnership program implemented with the Ministry of Agriculture, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Through this project, the company hopes to improve the livelihoods of dairy […]

March 1, 2022

Colombo, Sri Lanka/Malé, Maldives, March 1, 2022—IFC has appointed Lisa Kaestner as the new Country Manager for Sri Lanka and Maldives. Based in Colombo, Kaestner will focus on diversifying and growing IFC’s portfolio while helping strengthen private sector in both countries and promoting inclusive growth. The appointment was announced by IFC’s […]

February 8, 2022

February 8th, 2022: Sunshine Holdings (CSE: SUN) announced the appointment of Sudarshan Jain to the Company’s Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors with effect from 03rd February, 2022. With the new appointment, the Board of Sunshine Holdings will be comprised of nine Directors, six of which are non-executive, independent directors. Sudarshan Jain, […]

February 7, 2022

9MFY22 Highlights Consolidated revenue of Rs.24 billion, up by 39% YoY PAT amounted to Rs. 3.6 billion, up 90% YoY backed by Healthcare and Agribusiness performance Healthcare revenue up 43% YoY to Rs. 12.9 billion Consumer Goods revenue up 22% YoY to Rs. 6 billion Agri revenue up 69% YoY to Rs. 5 […]

February 3, 2022

Siyapatha Finance PLC, a fully owned subsidiary of Sampath Bank PLC, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DIMO Agribusinesses, the agriculture arm of DIMO, one of the leading conglomerates in Sri Lanka, to provide exclusive leasing solutions for the consumers of DIMO Agri Machinery with an objective to uplift […]

Maharaja Foods Limited Launches Pioneering IPO on CSE’s Empower Board.

Lankem Agro Launches Nationwide Tree Planting Initiative for World Environment Day

Lassana.com to Pilot Climate Adaptation Solutions through an Innovative Agribusiness Model

Pelwatte leads by example: Commences SAPP grants program for farmers with inaugural ceremony at Kekirawa

Pelwatte Empowers the local dairy farming community through training and financial assistance under its SAPP initiative!

IFC Appoints Lisa Kaestner as Sri Lanka and Maldives Country Manager as Senior Officials Begin Their Country Visit

Sunshine Holdings appoints respected healthcare industry professional to its Board of Directors

Sunshine Group 9-month revenue up 39% driven by Healthcare and Agribusiness sectors

Siyapatha Finance PLC partners DIMO Agribusinesses for agriculture mechanization drive