Sri Lankan couple conquers New Zealand’s dairy industry-BY KATHYA DE SILVA SENARATH Source:Sundayobserver Sri Lanka’s dairy industry was a contentious topic for the past few weeks due to the price controls on milk powder. Although consumers faced difficulties, it was no doubt an opportunity for local dairy farmers to step up to the challenge in meeting local demands. As the milk powder issue left a sour aftertaste in most of our tongues, miles away across the seas, Sri Lanka’s image was being positively reinforced in New Zealand’s dairy industry due to the feats of a young farming couple from Sri Lanka. Dinuka Gamage settled in New Zealand after leaving his hometown Malwatte, Ruhunugama in Ampara in 2008. His wife Nadeeka and two children joined him in 2011. The Gamage family literally found greener pastures in the New Zealand countryside making a living out of dairy farming. Thirteen years of finding ...
