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, by The Island
The JVP-led NPP government has announced certified prices of paddy at long last. Minister of Agriculture K. D. Lalkantha said yesterday that the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) would purchase nadu, samba and keeri samba varieties at Rs. 120, Rs. 125 and Rs. 132 a kilo, respectively. Curiously, there (…)
, by The Island
There are some tea estates where the workers do not have access to clean drinking water, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Kitnan Selvaraj has said.
He said that instead of addressing the common issues faced by the estate workers, regional political parties have been distributing local and (…)
, by SIRIMANNA Bandula
A project by the Indian-linked Midwest Heavy Sands that was granted licences by the previous administration came under public protests on December 13, forcing officials and company representatives to flee the area without being able to carry out their survey. The previous administration had (…)
, by The Island
The Millers’ Mafia has won another battle, a very decisive one at that. It has been able to coerce the mighty NPP government into increasing the maximum retail prices (MRPs) of all varieties of rice except keeri samba by Rs. 10. By opting for an upward price revision, the government has (…)
, by MUDUGAMUWA Maheesha
Govt. formulating laws to regulate large-scale mills to make rice equally available
The Government’s recent decision to import up to 70,000 MT of nadu rice has sparked debate, with consumers questioning the need for such a costly measure.
As previously claimed by farmer unions, Sri Lanka (…)
, by KUMAR Vijaya
It is now six months since Ranil Wickramasinghe announced at the Kotagala May Day Rally of the Ceylon Workers’ Congress that the daily wages of estate workers would be increased to Rs. 1,700 and that they would be paid Rs 80 for every kilogram of green leaf plucked above the norm. The government (…)
, by DULLEWE Maneesha
While many accusations have been traded over the years about the impact of middlemen on prices in the rice and vegetable market in Sri Lanka and how it leads to the exploitation of farmers and consumers, the new Government appears to be biding its time until next year to undertake concrete (…)
, by Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), MANSOOR T.K., VETTIMOR E.
Paddy farmers across Sri Lanka are continuously challenged by adverse climate change impacts which have directly affected their overall paddy yield. Farmers in rain-fed cultivation areas such as Iranamadu, Kilinochchi complain that they experience sporadic rains during season and off season in (…)
The previous government’s Urumaya programme, under which freehold title is given to people who use state land based on a permit or grant issued by the government, will continue, the Land Commissioners General’s Department said.
The deeds are given upon the voluntary handing over of the (…)
, by KUMAR Vijaya
Plantation workers are once again being taken for a ride. When Ranil Wickremesinghe announced on May Day a 1,700-rupee daily wage for plantation workers, one thought that these very productive workers are at last about to receive a somewhat reasonable wage. The companies through the Planters’ (…)
In 1938, the leftist journal Samasamajaya reported the first rubber plantation workers’ struggle in Sri Lanka as “the first strike of plantation workers in the history of the country”.
It was reported that a strike started on 13 July 1938 and ended in victory within a few days. Since then, (…)
, by ALPHONSUS Mimi
Sri Lanka’s plantation sector has many problems, but the revenue-sharing model is no magic cure, say workers on the Madulkele estate in the Kandy district.
The Revenue-Sharing Model (RSM) gives workers a part of the estate land on which they grow, pluck, and sell tea back to the company. It (…)
, by KARUNATHILAKA Prageeth Sampath
A quantity amounting to 2.4 million metric tons of paddy is required to maintain a level of substantial rice consumption in this island
As of now the mill owners have been engaged in raising the price of paddy. Given the current drought and rainfall situation that prevail these individuals (…)
, by GUNASEKARA Skandha
Cattle farmers in Batticaloa are embroiled in a relentless struggle against the intrusion of outsiders into their grazing land. This ongoing situation has escalated, leading to physical attacks, threats, the tragic loss of livestock, and the deliberate destruction of their land.
These dairy (…)
, by DISHARA Tharushi, FERNANDO Ruki
The Batalagoda private estate is situated in the Ibbagamuwa Divisional Secretariat of the Kurunegala district. Its entrance is about three kilometres from the Pangolla junction on the Dambulla-Kurunegala road and is easily accessible by private vehicles although public transport is limited. The (…)
, by MUDUGAMUWA Maheesha
Farmers are questioning the Government’s ability to control paddy and rice prices, following the decision by the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) to stop purchasing paddy from farmers with the Treasury ceasing to release funds to the board, The Sunday Morning learns.
The move by the Government has (…)
, by GUNAWARDANA Samanthi J. , PADMASIRI Buddhima
Gnanamuttu Kusumawathi, known as Kusuma akka, passed away five years ago. We remember her rebellious spirit and strength with admiration and gratitude. Kusuma akka was a leader in the Panama Pattuwa (Pattuwa refers to an identified area of land in Sinhala) land struggle from August 2010 until (…)
, by CHAMARA Sumudu
Red Cross’s 11-district survey reveals broad-ranging domino effects of the crisis on all social strata
A survey conducted across 11 districts of Sri Lanka has revealed that around 96% of people who were interviewed have been affected by the prevailing economic crisis in some material way, (…)
, by AMARASINGHE Oscar, PIYASIRI Kaumi
The energy crisis has hit both the producers and consumers of fish with a monstrous force. Fishers are out of sea: no fishing, no fish and no income!! Fish prices have reached unbelievingly high levels, some exceeding even Rs. 3,000/kg mark. Many families have neither physical nor economic (…)
, by DULLEWE Maneesha
Shortages of required seeds and fertilisers are resulting in poor yields for vegetable and paddy farmers, despite steps being taken to assuage the crisis.
The lack of seeds and fertiliser risk negatively affecting future harvesting cycles and leading to long-term impacts for the country’s (…)
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