his second appointment to a position that he previously held in 2004. In this discussion with correspondent Dananjaya Silva, Managing Director at PMD Tea, de Mel explains the challenges and solutions facing Sri Lanka’s tea industry.
COLOMBO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's tea industry will launch an ambitious 10-year master plan titled "Road Map 2030" to rapidly modernize the island country's tea sector through technological intervention, local media, quoting Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB) Chairman Jayampathy Molligoda, ...
We have been the pioneers of the Sri Lankan Herbal Tea Industry sharing nature’s herbal goodness with the entire world. From the ancient times our forefathers added the essence of indeginous herbs for their health and wellbeing. Today, for your convenience we proudly present a range of func...
The tea industry is Sri Lanka's main net foreign exchange earner and source of income for the majority of laborers. Tea yield is greatly influenced by weather, and especially by droughts, which cause irreparable losses because irrigation is seldom used on tea plantations. At the other extreme,...
Given that Sri Lanka managed an average production of 310 million kgs for four consecutive years, the tea industry initially projected a production figure of 301 million kgs for 2019. The report said the tea industry globally showed also witnessed a storm. ...
Lion logo of quality– Halpé tea is a proud bearer of the Lion logo, a symbol of quality granted by the Ceylon Tea Board, the apex body, regulating the tea industry in Sri Lanka. The Lion logo therefore, epitomizes the high level of quality of our products. If our buyers wish to so...
Tea was first introduced to Sri Lanka in 1839 when a batch of tea seeds was planted at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya. Since then the tea industry has grown dramatically, and despite being a small country...
This study is a follow up of the report "Sri Lanka Tree Crops Strategy" (report no. 12356-CE). This study identifies some of the major strengths and weaknesses of Sri Lanka's tea industry with respect to other major exporters in the world and examines the strategic options for the the ...
Although introduced by the British, the tea industry is a source of immense national pride, & recent years have seen some ingenious methods of capitalizing on the country's heritage. NearNuwara Eliya, Hethersett, an old tea factory has been converted into a magnificent hotel, retaining its orig...
“This outcome will have a further dampening effect on the already ailing economy of Sri Lanka.” The tea sector has been hit by several state intervention which banned agricultural inputs and fertilizer. “Despite the many appeals made, the Tea industry was never heeded by the governmen...