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It is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka and accounts for 2% of GDP, generating roughly $700 million annually to the economy of Sri Lanka. It employs, directly or indirectly over 1 million people, and in 1995 directly employed 215,338 on tea plantations and estates. Sri Lanka is the world's fourth largest producer of tea.
The Department of Agriculture (DOA) functions under the Ministry of Agriculture of Government of Sri Lanka is one of the largest government departments with a high profile community of agricultural scientists and a network of institutions covering different agro ecological regions island wide. DOA focuses on maintaining and increasing ...
Bairaha Farms is one of the LMD 100 companies in Sri Lanka. LMD 100 is an annual list of listed companies in Sri Lanka, and Bairaha Farms ranks 99th in the 2020/21 edition of the list. [7] Bairaha is the 66th most valuable brand in Sri Lanka in 2022. Brand Finance calculates the brand value of Bairaha to be LKR960 million, a 12% increase from ...
Hence, a very small proportion of the farmland is solely devoted to livestock production. In Sri Lanka, livestock sector contributes around 1.2% of the national GDP. Livestock is spread throughout all regions of Sri Lanka with concentrations of certain farming systems in particular areas due to cultural, market and agro-climatic reasons.
Ceylon Grain Elevators agreed to pay the Government of Sri Lanka LKR115 million as part of the out-of-court settlement agreement in 2012. Sri Lanka Customs fined the company for LKR1.17 billion alleging the company violated the customs law. The two parties agreed to a settlement after negotiations, without the company conceding any legal liability.
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Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings Felix Dias Bandaranaike: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 1963-1965 Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operative Development S. K. K. Suriarachchi: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 1970-1977 Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Small Industries Wijeyananda Dahanayake: United National Party: 1986-1988 Minister of ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 July 1960: Sirimavo Bandaranaike: Minister of Agriculture, Land, Irrigation and Power [17] Felix Dias Bandaranaike: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 28 May 1963: Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operative Development [18] M. D. Banda: United National Party: Dudley Senanayake: Minister of Agriculture and Food [19] Hector ...