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  2. Sugar industry of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The annual per capita consumption of sugar in Sri Lanka is around 30 kg (66 lb) and the total annual requirement of sugar in the country is around 550,000 tons. In 2012, the country only produced 42,940 tons and imported 593,870 tons, [2] with only approximately 7% of the annual requirement produced locally. The balance requirement has to be ...

  3. Sevanagala - Wikipedia

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    Sevanagala sugarcane plantation-factory-distillery complex which was established in 1986 with a production capacity of 1430 TCD of sugar and 60 tonnes of molasses per day is continuing operations at 1250 TCD of sugar 60 tonnes of molasses per day. using ridge and furrow method for planting sugar cane setts in Sevanagala sugar factory plantation

  4. Pelwatte Sugar Industries - Wikipedia

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    Pelwatte Sugar Industries PLC is a Sri Lankan sugar manufacturing company, which is listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange. The main sugar factory of the group is located in Buttala in the Moneragala District, Uva Province, about 225 kilometres (140 mi) from Colombo to the east of the country. Pelwatte Sugar was incorporated on 19 February 1981 ...

  5. Category:Sugar industry of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Sugar industry of Sri Lanka" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *

  6. Agriculture in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    It is one of the main sources of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka and accounts for 2% of GDP, generating roughly $700 million annually to the economy of Sri Lanka. It employs, directly or indirectly over 1 million people, and in 1995 directly employed 215,338 on tea plantations and estates. Sri Lanka is the world's fourth largest producer of tea.

  7. List of countries by employment in agriculture - Wikipedia

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    This list shows the employment in agriculture (as percentage of total employment) of various countries. [1] [2] Country ... Sri Lanka: 26.7: 2017 [1]

  8. Wildfires rage in sugar cane fields in Brazil's southeast - AOL

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    Wildfires blazed through sugarcane fields in northern Sao Paulo state on Saturday, sending up clouds of smoke that covered nearby towns so thoroughly that officials prohibited outdoor sports.

  9. History of sugar - Wikipedia

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    Sugar was a luxury in Europe until the early 19th century, when it became more widely available, due to the rise of beet sugar in Prussia, and later in France under Napoleon. [56] Beet sugar was a German invention, since, in 1747, Andreas Sigismund Marggraf announced the discovery of sugar in beets and devised a method using alcohol to extract ...