Sri Lanka to release fertilizer for tea plantations under new method: Minister

Sri Lanka to release fertilizer for tea plantations under new method: Minister

ECONOMYNEXT – Fertilizer will be released to Sri Lanka’s tea growers under a new mechanism to be introduced within two weeks, where they will be able to obtain fertilizer from any place they wish, Plantation and Community Infrastructure Minister K V Samantha Viddyarathna has said. Plantation companies have been requested to rehabilitate abandoned areas of tea and rubber plantations, the minister told a ministerial consultative committee meeting,…

Sri Lanka to introduce new fertilizer distribution system for tea cultivators

A new mechanism to provide fertilizer to tea cultivators will be introduced within two weeks, Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure K.V. Samantha Vidyarathna announced. The Minister made the statement during the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Plantation and Community Infrastructure, which met on September 12, 2025 chaired by him. Deputy Minister Sundaralingam Pradeep and several Members of Parliament and government officials…