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The dramatic fall in yields follows a decision last April by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to ban all chemical fertilisers in Sri Lanka - a move that risks undermining support among rural voters ...
Sri Lanka Industrial Development Co. Ltd; Sri Lanka Institute of Co-operative Management; Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation Ltd; Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration; Sri Lanka Insurance & Robinson Hotel Company Ltd; Sri Lanka-Libya Agricultural & Livestock Development Co. Ltd; Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation; Sri Lanka Sugar Co. Ltd
Sri Lanka was much more harshly affected by the food crisis as it was already facing mass man-made crop failures due to a total ban on chemical fertilizer by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, resulting in rice production in Sri Lanka falling by 40–50%, while other crops also suffered large losses with some even reaching 70% loss even before it ...
In 2021, she advised the government of Sri Lanka to ban inorganic fertilizers and pesticides [20] [21] stating "This decision will definitely help farmers become more prosperous. Use of organic fertilizer will help provide agri products rich with nutrients while retaining the fertility of the land."
Initially, the company was a part of Imperial Chemical Industries and prior to 2011, was known as Chemical Industries (Colombo) PLC. The company ranked 41st in LMD 100, an annual list of leading listed companies in Sri Lanka. [2] The company also ranked 31st in Business Today's Top 40 for 2020–21 financial year. [3]
2008 On May 1, 2008, the nationalization of Bolivia's leading telecommunications company Entel was completed, previously having been owned by Telecom Italia. [13] 2010 On May 1, 2010, the government nationalized the country's main hydroelectric plant, thereby assuming control over most of Bolivia's electrical generation and end-user sales. [13]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 27 July 2005: Minister of Agriculture [35] Maithripala Sirisena: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 November 2005: Mahinda Rajapaksa: Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development [36] 28 January 2007: Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services [37] [38] [39] Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena ...
LMD 100, dubbed as "Sri Lanka's Fortune 500", annually lists the leading 100 quoted companies in Sri Lanka. Only the top 10 companies are listed below. All revenue figures reported before the financial year ending 2024. [2] [3]