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Watawala Plantations re-affirms their persistent drive towards sustainable agriculture in Sri Lanka

Published in Food & Beverage
Tuesday, 21 September 2021 14:57
  Businesscafe - Affirming their deep-rooted commitment to sustainability, Sri Lanka’s leading diversified agribusiness company Watawala Plantations PLC (WPL), is strongly pushing for change within the industry with strong efforts to promote encourage sustainable agriculture practices. ...
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Baurs to put together scientific and practical plan for Sri Lanka’s agri-ecosystem

Published in Development
Friday, 20 August 2021 08:04
Businesscafe - A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd., widely known as Baurs, a diversified business group and one of the pioneering innovators in agriculture in Sri Lanka, announced that it would share scientific and practical solutions for the country’s farming industry to successfully master the conversion from conventional to organic, backed by scient...
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Addressing misconceptions on agricultural practices in Sri Lanka’s tea plantations by Dr. Roshan Rajadurai

Published in Interviews and Appoints
Thursday, 12 August 2021 09:21
Businesscafe - The recent move by the government to ensure the availability of fertiliser critical for the country’s agriculture sector is welcomed by all industry stakeholders – including the Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs), which cultivate tea, rubber and other plantation crops. ...
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Plantation Minister and top Government officials held discussions with organic Agri experts from Switzerland

Published in Development
Monday, 09 August 2021 03:03
Businesscafe - 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. ...
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HNB - Singer partnership to offer exciting deals on John Deere tractors & Agri machinery

Published in Motor
Sunday, 08 August 2021 16:57
Businesscafe - Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank HNB PLC partnered with Singer, Sri Lanka’s premier consumer durable retailer and sole agents for John Deere in Sri Lanka, to offer customers convenient leasing solutions on tractors and agri-machinery. ...
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Organic agriculture experts visit leading research institutes and academics

Published in Food & Beverage
Friday, 06 August 2021 10:54
Businesscafe - Experts from two of the world-renowned institutes on organic agriculture in Switzerland, currently on a brief visit to study the country’s ecosystem, an initiative of A. Baur & Co. (Pvt.) Ltd (Baurs), met with officials of the country’s leading industry research institutions and academics, including visits to farmer communities...
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CDB Supports Agricultural Sector from the Frontline

Published in Money
Saturday, 24 July 2021 15:15
Businesscafe - Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB), lauded as one of the Top Ten Corporate Citizens for Sustainability in Sri Lanka, has come forward to support and enhance the agriculture sector in Sri Lanka. ...
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HNB partners Brown to offer customers exciting deals on agri machinery

Published in Money
Saturday, 17 July 2021 03:20
   Businesscafe - Sri Lanka’s leading private sector bank, HNB PLC, renewed its partnership with pioneers in agriculture mechanization Browns & Company PLC to offer special services and attractive benefits on agricultural machinery. ...
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Tea Smallholders estimate 30% drop in yield by end 2021, 50% by March 2022

Published in Money
Monday, 05 July 2021 09:29
Businesscafe - Sri Lanka’s tea smallholders estimate a 30% Year-on-Year (YoY) drop in harvests by the end of 2021, and a further halving of total production by March 2022 in the absence of a definite solution to acute fertilizer shortages following a controversial import ban. ...
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CRYSBRO empowers farming community by investing Rs. 2 Bn in maize cultivated during Yala seasonal harvest

Published in Food & Beverage
Friday, 25 June 2021 07:39
Businesscafe - In a concerted attempt to secure the country's food security agenda, Sri Lanka's leading poultry company CRYSBRO recently invested Rs. 2 billion to purchase maize produced during the annual Yala cultivation season. ...
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