Author Archives: agmipsl

Salary dispute in tea estate Workers’ demands discarded like tea stains

Posted on February 7, 2019 by agmipsl

Source Tea workers’ salaries are revised once in two years. The two-year Collective Agreement (CA) between Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) and trade unions was to be renewed on October 15, 2018. The new agreement which was signed almost two weeks … Continue reading →

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Lanka hugely vulnerable to climate crises: Report

Posted on December 27, 2018 by agmipsl

Sri Lanka faces a climate crisis far more severe than the just-ended political crisis, a top weather expert warned – a prediction reinforced by a separate report stating Lanka had been the second worst-affected country by extreme weather events in … Continue reading →

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Tea Market Report : May 28-30, 2018

Posted on June 5, 2018 by agmipsl

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Killing the goose that lays the golden eggs: Neglecting the country’s highest export earner

Posted on May 15, 2018 by agmipsl

By Nimal Sanderatne Tea has been Sri Lanka’s highest export earner from the latter part of the nineteenth century and is still the country’s highest domestic value added export earner. Despite the paramount importance of tea for the economy, the … Continue reading →

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A future for GMOs in Sri Lanka ; Can Sri Lanka long averse to biotechnology, be fertile soil for GM agriculture?

Posted on April 16, 2018 by agmipsl

Genetically modified organisms are a big story in India. More than 90 percent of India’s cotton crop, which is one of the largest in the world, is genetically modified for pest resistance. But, nearby Sri Lanka doesn’t have a significant … Continue reading →

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World’s first Climate Change Research Station in Sri Lanka

Posted on October 30, 2017 by agmipsl

By Raj Moorthy Dilmah, the only Sri Lankan tea brand that has established a presence in 100 countries, is setting up the world’s first Climate Research Station at Queensberry Estate in Nawalapitiya. This was revealed by Dilmah Tea CEO and … Continue reading →

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PM’s office announces an on-line management Information System for paddy/rice

Posted on October 2, 2017 by agmipsl

Original article File Photo of farmers planting paddy in waterlogged fields. It has been decided to have an on-line Database System for Paddy/Rice stocks which could then be accessed easily by any official/or member of the public at any time, … Continue reading →

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New Radical Vision for Sustainable,Innovative Agriculture

Posted on August 2, 2017 by agmipsl

By Rizvi Zaheed Human civilization is rapidly approaching an unprecedented threshold beyond which lies an exciting yet highly uncertain and volatile age. Many of the assumptions that have formed the basis of complex industrial societies are themselves falling under increased … Continue reading →

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CRI predicts 500 m coconut yield shortage for 2017

Posted on March 14, 2017 by agmipsl

Given the challenges faced by the industry with repeated droughts, increased demand for domestic consumption and the felling of coconut trees, the Coconut Research Institute (CRI) forecasts a 450-500 million nut shortfall this year.

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Govt. mulls liberalisation of coconut industry to boost exports

Posted on March 14, 2017 by agmipsl

By Charumini de Silva Original article Plantation Industries Minister to obtain Cabinet approval to import fresh kernels for value addition exports  CDA to get promotion agency, possible plans for overseas campaigns As a step towards reviving coconut-based value addition and exports, the … Continue reading →

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