Courtesy Ukragroconsult 1 February 2022 If it is possible to learn from the mistakes of others, a moment has come for our parliamentary committees and the Ministry of Agriculture to take a good look at Sri Lanka. For, what better way to implement great policies than by seeing their impact beforehand? And, as the Kenyan […]

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ByJoe Wallen, SOUTH ASIA CORRESPONDENT and Nishantha Hewage IN COLOMBO courtesy The Telegraph The country’s worst economic crisis, compounded by a disastrous switch to organic farming, leaves impoverished unable to buy essential items Dinner time has become Susila Irangani’s least favourite time of the day. Nowadays, the 62-year-old never knows whether she will be able to put food on […]

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Anusha Ondaatjie, Courtesy Bloomberg News Pedestrians and shoppers at Pettah Market in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Sri Lanka’s gross domestic product unexpectedly contracted last quarter, adding a new layer of challenge to the economy facing default risks. , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Sri Lanka’s inflation rate surged past Pakistan to make it […]

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