ECONOMYNEXT – Mills in Sri Lanka’s Marandhagahamulla, a key rice trading centre, are getting new paddy from the Maha (main) harvest which will be released to consumers in the
The country’s floriculture industry has grown into a high-performing sector, earning its status as a ‘sunrise industry’ with a 100% export orientation, according
Technology is invading every industry. Already, robots, the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence (AI) are daily fixtures in hospitals. From robots to wearables,
In this file photo taken on Nov. 18, 2019, workers unload sacks of rice from the Vietnam cargo ship in the port of Tabaco, Albay. The National Food Authority (NFA) imports
The giant rice stalks sprouting up in Qingyuan City in south China’s Guangdong Province makes one wonder if they have a secret supply of magic beans. Check out the bumper
It will help disseminate rice-ICM technology as a component of SRP to farmers through training, it said LT Foods on Monday said it has signed an initial pact with the Indian
COLOMBO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) delivered 8,360 tons of urea fertilizer this week to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Agriculture for
President Kissan Ittehad Khalid Mehmood Khokhar Wednesday said that corporate farming will attract about Rs100 billion investment in the agriculture sector within three years and
It’s been 12 days since the rice farmers from Embilipitiya launched a Sathyagraha campaign demanding water for their rice fields. The satyagraha is continuing as the demands