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A Sri Lankan company, Master Divers (Private) Limited, purchased 53.5% of the Company for Rs. 300 million. [4] In 2006 the company launched a new subsidiary, Pelwatte Dairy Industries (Pvt) Limited, investing Rs. 1.8 billion on a dairy processing plant and animal feed production factory in the Monaragala District. [5] [6]
In the early 1850s, the country had just become self-reliant in respect to sugar production but by the 1860s the industry was virtually non-existent. Pelwatte Sugar Industries Sri Lanka leading sugar production factory. 90,000 metric tonnes imported in mid-year 2020. [4] Data related to sugar production during the present decade is given in the ...
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 cinnamon is the costlier variety and is considered to be a much more upmarket product by those in the West. Sri Lanka exported USD 128 million worth of cinnamon in 2014, which accounted for 28% of global cinnamon exports for that year. [17] Black pepper is the second largest export spice in Sri Lanka. Most black pepper is exported to India.
SMAK is a popular and one of the largest beverage, natural fruit juice, fruit preserves, snack and dairy products brand in Sri Lanka. The brand is owned by Country Style Foods Private Limited and was established in 1981. The company holds over 70% market share in non-carbonated beverages category in Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The Red Sindhi is a dairy breed of zebuine cattle. It is believed to originate in western Sindh and in the Las Bela area of Balochistan , now in Pakistan. [ 2 ] : 281 [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is widely kept in Pakistan, where in 2006 there were approximately 3 000 000 head; [ 3 ] there are small numbers in India and in Bangladesh .
Ambewela Farm and New Zealand farm were acquired by Lanka Milk Foods in 2001. In 2020, the company planned to invest LKR3 billion in a new dairy farm in Ambewela to expand production. Lanka Milk Foods is one of the LMD 100 companies in Sri Lanka. Lakspray, a Lanka Milk Foods brand listed among the 100 most valuable brands in Sri Lanka in 2020.
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