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eLanka Newsletter – 19th October 2022 – 7th Edition Sri Lankans in Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “REMEMBER ME” – by Des Kelly Op-Ed: Australia-Sri Lanka – a gold standard partnership that stands the test of time. Ruthless Sri Lanka RIP the heart out of UAE – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE (eLanka Sports editor) Sri Lanka vs UAE Group Match Highlights – T20 World Cup 2022 – Sri Lanka won by 79 Runs Asia Cup and World Cup brings perspective to Sri Lanka. – BY TREVINE RODRIGO IN MELBOURNE Carlyle Perera: Captain Marvellous … Led University to Sara Trophy Triumph in 1962/63-by Michael Roberts Irrepressible Julia Margaret Cameron at peace in Bogawantalawa-By GEORGE BRAINE Health & Views October 2nd issue – By Dr Harold Gunatillake The ‘Lion Fortress’ of Sri Lanka was swallowed by the jungle How multicultural is your ...

Oct 19, 2022 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged , , , , ,
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How do we market Sri Lanka globally as a unique country – green socio-economic system-By Jayampathy Molligoda, Chairman, SLTB Source:Island Introduction: One consignment of ‘Potassium Chloride’ fertiliser arrived on September 14, presumably, to be applied for the paddy sector. The potassium chloride is not an organic material. However, the input materials approved for organic farming need not only be organic. Potassium Chloride is a mineral and not organic, but it’s permissible to be used for organic farming under international and SLS standards. Even some chemicals such as copper based chemical mixtures are allowed to be used for organic farming under international standards. Tea sub sector: As for the tea sector, what we have been saying is the government policy change as per Cabinet decision on 27th April, will enable us to arrest the tea land degradation and improve soil quality and thus moving towards green agriculture- plantation economy. As stated ...

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Sri Lanka aims for the cleanest tea in the world-by Dan Bolton Sri Lanka Tea Board sales outlet Source:Dailynews A green revolution comes with curbs on synthetic fertilizers, pesticides: Growers in Sri Lanka are furious at government officials who essentially cut off the supply of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides in a broad and controversial edict to make tea grown there pristine and profitable. The programme is expansive, addressing cultivation on depleted soil, ageing stock, labour issues, domestic consumption, and export. Fertilizers are a flashpoint as delays prevented May delivery to smallholders. Kehel Gunanthna, president of a smallholders’ association, told the Business Times that it will take five years to transition plants from synthetic to organic fertilizer. He predicted quality and yield will decline, endangering the country’s exports. Maintaining high tea export volumes is essential for Sri Lanka, a country of 22 million that produces a 100 times more tea than ...

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