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Tea was first introduced to Sri Lanka by the British in the 1820s and commercialized in 1867. Today, the tea industry is the country’s leading foreign exchange earner and employs directly or ...
In 1890, Sir Thomas Lipton arrived on the island of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, to purchase a plot of land that would become the first tea estate in his global tea empire. These days, in the ...
The stunning country of Sri Lanka has recovered from colonial rule and civil war to become a proudly independent nation with ...
A Route du Bonheur pilgrimage into Sri Lanka’s storied tea plantations uncovers the fragrant, fertile world of oolong, orange pekoe, and more—not to mention a vibrant native economy.
Now, visiting Sri Lanka, I find myself at Ceylon Tea Trails, the world's first tea bungalow resort and a member of Relais & Chateaux, a France-based association of independent hotels.
Sri Lanka's tea industry grapples with a steep wage hike, but some estate owners embrace new approaches to balance worker welfare and productivity in a bid to save the sector.
Consequently, officials from the Tea Small Holdings Development Authority have sought the Agriculture Department’s assistance in producing high-quality tea plants.
Promoted: The new Dilmah Ceylon Iced Tea social media campaign for 2024, 'A Sip of Sri Lanka,' was filmed in some of the country's most striking natural landscapes and tea gardens.
BASF’s first production plant in Sri Lanka will produce standard and custom-made performance-based construction chemicals under the Master Builders Solutions® brand. These include concrete admixtures ...
Sinharaja, Sri Lanka — On the forested ridges that fringe the Sinharaja Rainforest — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Sri Lanka’s last viable tropical rainforest — the scent of damp earth mingles with ...
A Route du Bonheur pilgrimage into Sri Lanka’s storied tea plantations uncovers the fragrant, fertile world of oolong, orange pekoe, and more—not to mention a vibrant native economy.