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Kerala wants Sri Lankan coconut pluckers
a coconut plucker is fit to be a minister”! Today Sri Lanka professes to be a truly egalitarian society honouring all manner of rights, fundamental rights, human rights and what not. The time has come ...
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Sri Lanka to plant 2.5 mln coconut trees in 2025
COLOMBO, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's Coconut Cultivation Board has set a target of planting 2.5 million coconut plants in 2025, said an official on Sunday. Chairman of the Coconut Cultivation ...
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Sri Lanka approves import of coconut kernels, desiccated coconut
COLOMBO, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's cabinet has approved a proposal to import coconut kernels and dried coconut pieces with coconut (non-copra) husks equivalent to 200 million coconuts for ...
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Sri Lanka’s coconut industry to reach $2 bn export target under EU backed 10-year plan
The European Union, through the UNIDO-implemented BESPA-FOOD project, is supporting Sri Lanka’s coconut industry in implementing a comprehensive ten-year strategic plan and a roadmap aimed at ...
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Tea pluckers earn only around Rs 3,500 per month
A recent study says tea pluckers in Sri Lanka’s plantations take home only around Rs 3,500 per month and young people are leaving plantations for better paying work in cities. An independent study ...