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Pesta Leaf Fall Disease Challenges Rubber Production in Sri Lanka, says stakeholders

Published in Food & Beverage
Monday, 20 November 2023 04:15
Businesscafe - The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) called for urgent and broader collaboration across domestic and regional stakeholders to develop new solutions to combat the unabated outbreak of Pesta Circular Leaf Spot disease that is decimating the Sri Lankan rubber industry. ...
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PA commends growing Government & Trade Union support for reforms towards a Revenue Share Model

Published in Food & Beverage
Monday, 04 September 2023 15:04
Businesscafe - The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) commended Government and Trade Union representatives for voicing preliminary support for long-overdue reforms to the archaic colonial-era daily attendance-based model in favour of a productivity-boosting modern Revenue Share Model. ...
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Plans afoot to restart over 500 housing units in RPCs - The Planters’ Association of Ceylon

Published in Food & Beverage
Saturday, 22 April 2023 03:59
Businesscafe - The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) announced that nearly Rs. 1Bn will be allocated towards recommencing the construction of over 500 housing units and 19 ‘Early Childhood Development Centres’ (ECDs) in a drive to create a sustainable livelihood for the plantation community across several RPCs in the country. ...
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Regional Plantations launch major campaign to combat impending food crisis

Published in Food & Beverage
Thursday, 28 July 2022 04:07
Businesscafe - Sri Lanka’s Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) added their support to national efforts aimed at enhancing food security, with the launch of a new campaign to boost cultivation on RPC lands, while providing crucial assistance to their employees in mitigating the impact of increasing food prices. ...
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A 167 year legacy; The Planters’ Association to host its first virtual AGM

Published in Food & Beverage
Friday, 24 September 2021 16:27
Businesscafe - The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) will be hosting its 167th Annual General Meeting on the 30th September 2021. ...
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Over 85% of Sri Lanka’s estate community receive first jab, 63% fully vaccinated

Published in Food & Beverage
Monday, 20 September 2021 08:20
Businesscafe - The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) and the Plantation Human Development Trust (PHDT) announced major progress in their collective efforts to safeguard all residents of Sri Lanka’s estate community, with over 85% of the community across 7 regions having received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and 63% being fully as at...
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PA urges all stakeholders to work towards a fair deal for Ceylon Tea

Published in Food & Beverage
Thursday, 20 May 2021 12:10
  Businesscafe - The Planters’ Association of Ceylon (PA) marked International Tea Day, with a call to all policy makers and stakeholders to take a holistic and practical approach ensuring a sustainable way forward for the industry, while ensuring that producers of Pure Ceylon Tea are given a fair deal. ...
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