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  2. Ceylon–China Trade Agreement of 1952 - Wikipedia

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    China also agreed to supply rice to Sri Lanka below market prices, at £54 or Rs. 720 per ton. Thus Sri Lanka benefited both ways from the agreement. [18] The second part of the agreement pertained to the trade in additional commodities that both Sri Lanka and China intended to purchase and sell.

  3. Rice production in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    The 2021 rice harvest failed, leading to a $1.2 billion emergency food aid program, a $200 million income-support program, and "huge sums to import hundreds of thousands of tonnes of rice". [3] Rajapaska's "sudden and disastrous turn toward organic farming" was panned in international media and the policies were scaled back before the year was ...

  4. TV Derana - Wikipedia

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    "Ada Derana" is TV Derana's news flagship brand and currently is the no 1 news provider in Sri Lanka. [8] Ada Derana news websites operated by Derana. Its content is available in English, Sinhala. and Tamil. It is ranked as one of the most popular local news websites by Alexa. [9] [10]

  5. 1953 Ceylonese Hartal - Wikipedia

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    Soon after the election, the government faced a sudden economic crisis. In July 1952, the food subsidies were running at the rate of 300 million rupees, which was a third of the estimated revenue in the planned budget for the coming year. Ceylon depended heavily on rice exports and the global price of rice increased because of the Korean War. R. G.

  6. Agriculture in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka needs about 3–4 million metric tonnes annually. Today 30–40% of rice is imported from India. Because Sri Lankan farmers left farming. It cultivates mostly the North Central and East provinces of Sri Lanka. The seasons are called the Maha season and the Yala season. Maha Season starts in September and ends in March.

  7. Sri Lankan economic crisis (2019–present) - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]

  8. Traditional rice of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Suwandel is an heirloom rice variety, cultivated organically with traditional rain-fed methods in the southern lowlands of Sri Lanka. Because of this, cultivation takes longer than other varieties of rice. It is usually 3 months before harvest. Heirloom rice cultivation in Sri Lanka is a sacred process.

  9. Ceylon Steel Corporation - Wikipedia

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    In 2009 the company was acquired by the UAE-based Onyx Group which is owned by the Sri Lankan businessperson Sri Lanka Investment Corporation and re-branded as "Ceylon Steel" Corporation Limited. [5] [6] On 2020 Lanwa Sanstha announced they plan to build massive cement corporation under the name of Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corporation. The company ...

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