The government plans immediate action to control rapidly rising coconut and coconut oil prices in response to a supply shortage and high local demand, Agriculture Ministry sources disclosed. Local ...

One of the top five global producers, the country saw a 40 per cent drop in production due to a fertiliser ban and the ravages from the insect. In Colombo and its suburbs people, have to queue up to ...

Sri Lankans consume around 3 billion coconuts a year, but now the island is experiencing a shortage, and that's driving up prices. 'Dad passed away a week ago, but...': Techie denied WFH after ...

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, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka aims to double its coconut export revenue this year to 1.7 billion U.S. dollars, state media reported Sunday, citing the Coconut Development Authority (CDA).

A tax increase on imports of coconut oil by the previous regime recently created another significant controversy involving systemic fraud and economic mismanagement. These alleged incidents of tax ...