Agriculture in Sri Lanka is at a deadlock, and for the smallholder farmers, who constitute the backbone of the nation’s food ...

W. Dharmasena, a rice farmer from Alawwa in northwestern Sri Lanka. Peafowls, once rare in the area, have recently become a major threat to paddy fields. In nearby villages, houses need to be ...

Colombo, March 19 (Daily Mirror) - Claiming that the expected paddy harvest this year had diminished by 5 million metric tonnes, Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Minister ...

Farmers from across the country gathered to take part in the ritual, praying for timely rains, fertile fields, and economic ... s commitment to revitalizing Sri Lanka’s agricultural economy. He noted ...

Despite being highly vulnerable to climate risk, Sri Lanka is slow to tap into climate ... lands are now disappearing, with 43 % of paddy fields abandoned as irrigation sources fail, the research ...

LLM contributor Neeta Lal finds that if you’re looking for top-tier sustainable luxury in a natural setting, there’s no ...