October 26, 2022
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3min
      Sri Lanka’s most customer-friendly bank, HNB PLC renewed its partnership with Ansen Agriculture to offer customers affordable leasing packages inclusive of attractive benefits for Powertrac Tractors. The partnership will enable HNB Agri customers special interest rates when purchasing Powertract Tractors. HNB AGM- PFS Kanchana Karunagama, HNB Head of Leasing Susith Perara, Ansen […]

July 21, 2022
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5min
        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 […]

July 12, 2022
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6min
        Complementing today’s preferred food and lifestyle choices, Silk Cooperation, a fast-growing frontrunner in the country’s organic and sustainable agriculture, food and beverage and nutraceuticals segment, recently declared open a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Naula, Matale to produce a healthy range of vegan and plant-based products. These products are marketed and sold […]

May 31, 2022
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        31 May 2022, Colombo – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with financial assistance from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) is providing technical support to develop the fisheries and aquaculture sector in Sri Lanka. This FAO-Norad global collaboration will work with the Ministry of Fisheries […]

April 1, 2022
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6min
        “Sri Lanka’s Largest Food, Packaging and Agriculture Expo” Pro Food, Pro Pack & Ag-biz 2022, Sri Lanka’s only comprehensive food, agriculture and packaging exhibition will open its doors to the general public and trade visitors from the 5th – 7th of August 2022 for the 19th consecutive year at the BMICH […]

March 22, 2022
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6min
          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 […]

February 5, 2022
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2min
The distribution of agricultural machinery to 47 Agrarian Service Centers in 06 provinces was held yesterday (03) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The amount spent for this is Rs 250 million. These equipment were distributed to the Agrarian Service Centers under the “Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project” which is […]

December 9, 2021
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5min
Kelani Valley Plantations PLC (KVPL) secured the Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Award in Agriculture at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Best Corporate Citizen Sustainability Awards (BCCSA).       The prestigious honour cements KVPL’s status as one of the country’s most respected pioneers in the field of sustainable and ethical plantations management. Hayleys Plantations […]

August 9, 2021
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4min
      A renowned team from Switzerland who are widely regarded as experts on organic agriculture met with Minister of Plantation Hon Dr. Ramesh Pathirana and Secretary to the Ministry of Plantation Mr. Ravindra Hewavitharana on 06th August. During the meeting, the Minister shared the country’s vision for the plantation sector and the approach […]


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