Following a first round of assessment, Sri Lanka has decided to take a closer look at four international rice suppliers to meet its urgent market needs.   โ€œA team of technical officials including officials and food technologists from Sri Lanka are to visit these countries and test rice samplesโ€ saidmore

An unprecedented basket of exports from Sri Lanka is now smiling big as a result of the recent GSP plus eligibility-even more so is the promise of FDI.more

The rice tranche immediately sought by Sri Lanka from abroad is 100,000 MT. Meanwhile, local rice millers are also identified as being responsible for the supply shortages in the market.more

Recent floods have inflicted heavy damages on Ratnapuraโ€™s urban economy-with initial estimates showing more than Rs one billion losses from its damaged industries, businesses and SMEs.   โ€œAlmost 1294 businesses and industries have been damagedโ€ said Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen on 27 June. Minister Bathiudeen was addressingmore