Agriculture and Plantation Industries Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has directed the Seed and Planting Material Development Centre within the Agriculture Department to annually produce 20 million ...

Earlier this year, Sri Lanka banned imports of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, part of its effort to embrace organic-only farming. The project has left farmers without access to vital tools and ...

research interests in agriculture, agribusiness value chains, food security, climate change and environmental and natural resource economics. He has more than 19 years of research experience at IPS. .

In 2023, Sri Lanka’s goods and services exports made up nearly 20.4 percent of GDP, with manufacturing exports contributing 14 percent. However, the country’s merchandise export mix remains highly ...