Just as humans grow old and can become less productive at work (with many sharp exceptions), so does a workhorse of the Asian confectionary industry; the coconut tree. It lives almost as long, and, ...

COLOMBO/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka on Monday banned imports of palm oil and new palm plantations, and told producers to uproot existing plantations in a phased manner, in a surprise move that ...

Colombo, Nov. 21 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka’s coconut sector is aiming for a major boost in its annual yield, targeting 4.2 billion high-grade coconuts as part of its production goals. Coconut ...

Sri Lanka has the potential to export coconut products worth US $ 2-3 billion, Nestlé Lanka Chairman and Managing Director Bernie Stefan emphasised at a recent panel discussion. He added that ...

K.W. Janath Bandaranaika knows a good deal when he sees one. The 49-year-old coconut grower owns some 20 acres of plantation in Sri Lanka’s Coconut Triangle, where the ubiquitous coconut tree is used ...