News: agriculture

05/31/2011 | Lanka Business Online
May 31, 2011 (LBO) - A government fertiliser subsidy given to farmers was a key factor in generating public support for Sri Lanka's military campaign that defeated Tamil Tiger separatists, a defence official said.
11/24/2010 | Colombo Page
Sri Lanka : Sri Lanka Army allows private firm to cultivate its lands (Sri Lanka - latest news stories and top headlines)
agriculture, army, SLA
06/25/2010 | AFP
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka's economy expanded 7.1 percent during the first quarter of this year, the statistics office said Friday, as the island picks itself up after a long civil war.