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Rubber Plantation in Southern Province A woman in Sri Lanka harvesting rubber, c. 1920. Rubber production in Sri Lanka commenced in 1876, with the planting of 1,919 rubber seedlings at the Henarathgoda Botanical Gardens in Gampaha. [1] The total extent under rubber in 1890 was around 50 ha (120 acres) and in the early 1900s it increased to ...
Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development Corporation; ... Skill Development Fund Ltd; Sri Lanka Rubber Manufacturing Export Co. Ltd; STC General Trading Company Ltd;
It was established in 1876 by the British to conduct experiments on exotic economic plants such as Rubber, and explore plant wealth and development of economy in the colony. The first imported rubber tree to Sri Lanka was first planted in this garden and it was the first seedlings of Brazilian rubber tree ever planted in Asia.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 19 August 1994: D. B. Wijetunga: Minister of Industrial Development [30] [31] G. L. Peiris: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 19 October 2000: Chandrika Kumaratunga: Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Industrial Development [32] [33] Ronnie de Mel: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 14 September 2001: Minister of Trade, Industrial ...
Richard Pieris and Company (ARPICO) established in 1940 it is one of Sri Lanka's largest conglomerates with interests in manufacturing, engineering, retail and plantation industries. It is a pioneer in the tyre, plantation and rubber industries of Sri Lanka.
Dipped Products PLC is a rubber glove manufacturer in Sri Lanka. The company also manages rubber and tea plantations. [2] The company was incorporated in 1976 and listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 1983. The company is one of the components of the S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index. [3]
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.
The Ministry of State Resources and Enterprise Development is a ministry [1] in the Government of Sri Lanka. List of State Resources and Enterprise Development Ministers [ edit ]