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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka wants farmers to plant more rice as part of plans to avert a severe food shortage, a top official said on Tuesday, as experts warned of a 50% drop in production that ...

KILINOCHCHI/COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) - Nallathambi Mahendran walked through his four acres of emerald green paddy fields in northern Sri Lanka's Kilinochchi district, indicating the height the ...

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 ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Recent flooding in Sri Lanka destroyed more than one-third of the county's upcoming rice harvest, a government official said. After January's second round of ...

Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has concluded a four-day state visit to China on Friday. The visit is the first one to China by President Dissanayake since his taking office, and is of ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka received a first consignment of a $16 million humanitarian aid package from neighboring India to help mitigate severe shortages caused by the country’s worst ...

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 ...