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 ...

The rice is being offered under a credit line of $1 billion to Sri Lanka announced by India recently towards the purchase of food, medicine and other essential commodities. Of this credit line ...

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.

The Sri Lanka China Business Cooperation Council, jointly with the Sri Lanka China Society, rightfully remembered and honoured him at a public ceremony organized to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of ...

Sri Lanka had been self-sufficient in rice production since 2005. A 20-year-old Sri Lankan has seen the country’s GDP per capita roughly double over his lifetime. In 1990, ...

In Sri Lanka, rice is the staple. The coarse varieties called Nadu, Samba and Keeri Samba are available in the market as raw or par-boiled versions. Imported Basmati is consumed by a niche crowd only.

Don’t ask for tikka or korma at Rice N’ Spice. By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil. Nov. 11, 2016 2:30 PM PT ...

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka is in the throes of an unprecedented economic meltdown and its citizens are queuing up for hours to buy basic goods such as food, fuel and medicines etc. Advertisement ...

The government has amended the existing policy of coarse rice export to Sri Lanka incorporating a provision of government-to-government contract. The Ministry of Commerce yesterday issued a gazette ...