Planter's Association Archives - Lanka Business News

January 17, 2025

The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) has commended the Government of Sri Lanka for its decision to postpone the abolition of the Simplified Value Added Tax (SVAT) system to April 1, 2025. This decision, initially planned for January 1, 2024, followed strong opposition from a broad coalition of exporters and business chambers. While the postponement […]

November 18, 2024

Colombo, Sri Lanka – 18th November 2024: The apex body of the plantation industry in Sri Lanka, The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) issued a statement congratulating President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the National People’s Power (NPP) on their recent and resounding electoral victory. The Association also extended its congratulations to Samantha Vidyarathna on his […]

October 31, 2024

The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) today announced that member Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) increased the festival advances for their employees commencing with the Deepavali festival. Accordingly, all RPC workers received an increased festival advance from a previous Rs. 20,000 up to Rs. 25,000, reflecting a 25% increase, while staff will see a 20% increase […]

December 8, 2023

The tea industry requires approximately 540,000 MT of fuelwood per annum to sustain its production RPCs calls for an efficient approval process of harvesting commercial timber and fuelwood 8th December 2023: The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA), Sri Lanka’s apex body representing the nation’s Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs), warned of a looming […]

September 4, 2023

1st September 2023: The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) commended Government and Trade Union representatives for voicing preliminary support for long-overdue reforms to the archaic colonial-era daily attendance-based model in favour of a productivity-boosting modern Revenue Share Model. While certain stakeholders have advocated limiting workers’ pay to a mere Rs. 1,000, over […]

April 25, 2022

RPCs allege discrimination by authorities on allocation of fuel for leaf and latex transport and power generation Calls for radical and bold reforms to resuscitate industry including allowing hybrid $ auctions Calls for additional assistance to increase production to enhance Dollar earnings and measures to reduce high COP 22nd April 2022; […]

January 10, 2022

Over the past three decades, the Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) have established themselves as a critical stakeholder of Sri Lanka’s plantation industry. The RPCs were formed in 1992, primarily with the intention of bringing in the private sector, to improve the efficiency of the country’s large-scale estates involved in the cultivation […]

December 21, 2021

The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) strongly condemned a recent incident of forceful and illegal encroachments of estates managed by the Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs), and called on the Government and law enforcement officials to uphold the rule of law in RPC estates. The statement was a response to an incident on […]

November 30, 2021

Expresses commitment to and emphasises the need for broader engagement to find a long-term solution 30th November 2021: Commending the Government’s decision allow private sector imports of fertilizer and agrochemicals into the country, to The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) has offered its support to the authorities in arriving at a long-term […]

September 24, 2021

23rd September 2021: The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) will be hosting its 167th Annual General Meeting on the 30th September 2021. Notably, this will be the first time the AGM will be hosted on a virtual platform. Founded in 1854 – the objective of PA is to promote, foster and protect […]

Planters’ Association commends postponement of SVAT abolition, urges further reevaluation

PA congratulates NPP on resounding victory, calls for balanced long-term policy to secure plantation industry’s sustainability

Planters’ Association announces enhanced Deepavali advances for RPC workers and staff

PA calls for urgent reforms on sustainable commercial forestry management to offset looming fuelwood shortage

PA commends growing Government & Trade Union support for reforms towards a Revenue Share Model

Commercial plantations urge immediate Government action to prevent industry’s demise

Diversification vital for the long-term stability of the RPCs

Planters’ Association condemns politically-connected land encroachments at Madampe Estate

Planters’ Association commends Government’s decision on agri input imports

A 167 year legacy; The Planters’ Association to host its first virtual AGM