#Food Security
Sri Lanka’s agriculture in crisis as rice, tea, and coconut productions drop while prices rise
Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector is going through a severe crisis, with a significant drop in the production of major crops such as rice,...
We did not introduce the tax, just continued it – Trade Minister
Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe addressed claims regarding the imposition of a Rs. 65 tax on imported...
MP Nalin Bandara cries out against imposition of VAT on eggs
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Kurunegala District MP Nalinda Bandara Jayamaha called on the government to immediately remove the VAT imposed on eggs. Speaking...
Doctors warn of looming malnutrition crisis
The Doctors’ Trade Union Alliance for Medical and Civil Rights has raised concerns over the country’s escalating food inflation, warning that it could...
NPP blames previous govts for coconut crisis
Deputy Minister of Vocational Education Nalin Hewage stated that the reason for the current coconut crisis is the previous government’s failure to properly...
Farmers stranded as Govt yet to allocate funds to purchase paddy
It is revealed that the Treasury has not yet notified the Paddy Marketing Board that funds have been allocated for the purchase of...
Sri Lanka to import coconut products from Indonesia amid shortage
Sri Lanka is looking to import coconut products from Indonesia to address the current coconut shortage in the country, an official from the...
Professor warns of an unexpected rise in the price of consumables
Professor Buddhi Marambe of the Faculty of Agriculture’s Crop Science Department of the University of Peradeniya has revealed the main factors that have...
