At present Sri Lanka has access to the US and EU markets due to the GSP + concessions. However, it is interesting to note that some of these key markets themselves are investing in the production of ...

Coconut, however, is mainly a smallholder crop in Sri Lanka, with 80 per cent of all ‘coconut lands’, covering almost 800,000 acres being made up of small holdings; 54 per cent of these are less than ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) – Sri Lanka's coconut industry is facing a major crisis due to several factors: corruption, high taxes, problems related to fertilisers, and disease, as well as the lack of ...

A local food expert shares the best meals in Sri Lanka, coconut curries, fresh seafood, fried shorties, street food like kotthu, local tea, and more in Colombo, the highlands, and beaches.

By transitioning from the traditional chena cultivation to permanent crops such as coconut, cashew, lime and rambutan, the villagers are not only strengthening their claim to the land but also ...

Potential not fully tapped . The potential coconut yield in Sri Lanka is 20,000 nuts per hectare, but at present farmers get a low average yield of about 6,000 nuts per hectare, Professor Lasantha ...