Sri Lanka’s plantation sector has been significantly shaped by its colonial past. Since the establishment of the first ...

In a resounding tribute to the skilful hands behind every cup of Pure Ceylon Tea, Hayleys Plantations hosted the third ...

In 2015 Sri Lanka was producing 340 million kg of tea which was hampered by the Glyphosate ban fiasco. As the industry was slowly recovering from this after laws were brought in place to allow for the ...

The recently opened Pekoe Trail, which runs for more than 300km through tea plantations, villages and forests, tells the story of Sri Lanka's complex and chequered tea history. The sun is bright ...

In the remote hills behind the city of Kandy, in Sri Lanka's central highlands, the tea plantations stretch out over rolling hills like a vast emerald carpet. In estates all over the region ...

Say Spain. What comes to mind would be colourful festivals and long winding footpaths such as the Camino de Santiago – Way of ...

However, by 1875, a leaf disease devastated coffee crops, much like what happened in then Ceylon (Sri Lanka), forcing plantation owners to switch from coffee to tea – a move that laid the ...

For tea lovers, the world is a treasure trove of enchanting destinations which celebrate the beloved beverage.

As the waves creep closer to his home in Kankesanthurai, in Sri Lanka’s northernmost Jaffna Peninsula, 41- year-old Seelan Kandeepan recalls how the sea continuously consumes what was once a thriving ...

Image by Sahana David Menon. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka’s Central province, home to the country’s economically vital tea plantations and montane forests, is facing different climate threats.