Colombo, Apr 14 (EFE).Colombo, Apr 14 (EFE). — Sri Lankan scientists have discovered an innovative method of cooking rice, reducing the amount of calories absorbed in the body by 50 percent, in ...

This article intends to explore how Value Chain Management (VCM) can optimise cost structures in Sri Lanka’s paddy farming sector; to present innovative rice-based products that can create new markets ...

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 including the recent ...

DEHIATTAKANDIYA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) -Four years since Sri Lanka scrapped a rash fertiliser ban that triggered protests, decimated harvests and exacerbated its financial collapse, the pain for growers ...

Rice shortages in Sri Lanka have disrupted the Hindu Thai Pongal celebrations, hindering the preparation of traditional dishes during the festival. The harvest festival Hindus celebrate on Jan. 14 ...

Now, sometimes it rains in the drought season, but the rainy season is like a drought," says Wajeratna Sudusinghe (above). Oxfam-funded research suggests an approach that could improve the ...

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 ...

MUMBAI/COLOMBO, April 2 (Reuters) - Indian traders have started loading 40,000 tonnes of rice for prompt shipment to Sri Lanka in the first major food aid since Colombo secured a credit line from New ...

Rice imports up this year after poor weather cut yields Chemical fertilizer import costs up more than 60% y/y Sri Lanka looks to expand rice cultivation in current season DEHIATTAKANDIYA, Sri Lanka, ...