In 2020, there was enough locally produced rice to feed Sri Lanka’s population of 21 million, Marambe says. But the then-government abruptly banned synthetic fertilisers in April 2021, ...

Government action has so far not stabilised markets. Lower production is causing negative effects on inflation and the availability of products in stores. Some rice varieties have been unavailable for ...

Rice is the dietary staple and the major domestic crop cultivated in Sri Lanka since ancient times. Therefore, the production and availability of rice are closely tied to food security as well as ...

by Rajan Philips The ideological Left and Right in Sri Lanka have staked out their positions on the country’s perennial rice crisis. In the view of the ideological Left, the country’s food crisis ...

Sri Lanka has been self-suficient in rice for decades, but went to international markets last year to buy 149,000 tonnes of the grain after the fertiliser shortage first hit production.

Sri Lanka, April 12 -- Welikada Prison is set to prepare the largest milk rice dish in Sri Lanka to mark the Sinhala and Tamil New Year on April 14. The preparation will begin in the early hours ...

Bangladesh for the first time will be exporting 12,500 tonnes of rice to Sri Lanka as part of an agreement between the two countries to export 50,000-MT of rice to Sri Lanka. Jahirul Islam, an ...

In 2020, there was enough locally produced rice to feed Sri Lanka’s population of 21 million, Marambe says. But the then-government abruptly banned synthetic fertilisers in April 2021, forcing farmers ...

Colombo (AsiaNews) – Sri Lanka's agricultural sector is going through a severe crisis, with a significant drop in the production of major crops such as rice, tea and coconut.