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Sri Lanka’s Tea Titans, Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC, sets global gold standard in plantation innovation

Ms J A Madhubashinie (2nd from Left) - Female Field Supervisor receiving her letter of appointment & certificate of course completion from Managing Director, Dr Roshan Rajadurai (3rd from Left), Director/CEO Mr Senaka Alawattegama (1st from Left), and Regional General Manager Mr Kosala Wijesekara (4th from Left)In our latest ‘RPC Innovation Update’, we focus on Talawakele Tea Estates PLC (TTE), a company that stands as a one of the Jewels in the Crown of Sri Lanka’s Tea sector, and continuously sets the gold standard in employee empowerment, community welfare, and environmental stewardship for agribusinesses not just in Sri Lanka but across the globe.

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Beyond Plantations: Kahawatte's Holistic Approach to Sustainable Prosperity

Our latest Regional Plantation Company (RPC) Innovation Update highlights one of Sri Lanka’s trailblazers in sustainable, ethical and community-centric plantation management - Kahawatte Plantations PLC (KWPL) under the MJF Group.

KWPL was established in alignment with the MJF Group's vision that 'Business is a Matter of Human Service', As such their pioneering initiatives not only boost agricultural excellence but also significantly uplift the living standards of their plantation communities and beyond.

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Leveraging Sustainable Smallholder Oil Palm to Transform Sri Lanka's Rural Economy

In the backdrop of Sri Lanka's most severe economic crisis on record, the Planters' Association of Ceylon (PA) called on the Government to take urgent and immediate measures to reverse the ban on oil palm.

In particular, the Association called for the development of a comprehensive policy framework for the sustainable expansion of oil palm cultivation - both for RPCs and smallholders.

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Pesta Leaf Fall Disease Challenges Rubber Production in Sri Lanka

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.

While Regional Plantation Companies and the Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka (RRISL) have actively collaborated to tackle the fungal disease ever since the first cases were reported in 2019, the island’s rubber production has been continuously weakened.

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Mr. Senaka Alawattegama - Chairman PA's  Speech at the 169th PA AGM

Mr. Senaka Alawattegama - Chairman PAGood evening Ladies and Gentlemen, and a warm welcome to our Chief Guest for this evening, Her Excellency, Dew Gustina Tobing, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Sri Lanka, 

Guest of Honour, and Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tea Board, Mr. Niraj De Mel  

Chairman pro tem Mr. Sunil Poholiadda 

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PA commends growing Government & Trade Union support for reforms towards a Revenue Share Model  Read More....

PA CALLS FOR URGENT FACILITATION OF CROP DIVERSIFICATION AFTER SHARP PRICE REDUCTIONS IN TEA AND RUBBER  Read More....

Upholding the spirit of privatization essential to unlocking the true potential of RPCs  Read More....

The policy woes of the plantation sector  Read More....

PA AGM 2022 Speech by Mr. Senaka Alawattegama - Chairman  Read More....

Has Sri Lanka finally learned its lesson on emotional vs evidence-based agri policies? By Dr. Roshan Rajadurai   Read More....

Diversity and value addition: Malwatte Valley forges a path to maximizing Sri Lanka's export potential  Read More....

Elpitiya Plantations blends legacy and innovation in unique sustainability roadmap  Read More....

'Diversification vital for the long-term stability of the RPCs'  Read More....

Kirkoswald Estate hosts Queen's Baton for 2022 Commonwealth games  Read More....

Planters' Association Annual General Meeting 2021   Read More....

RPCs target 10% reduction in child malnutrition with new community programmes  Read More....

Tea Smallholders estimate 30% drop in yield by end 2021, 50% by March 2022  Read More....

A dire warning of the negative effects of organic manure for Sri Lanka’s entire tea industry  Read More....

PA urges all stakeholders to work towards a fair deal for Ceylon Tea  Read More....

Planters' new chief wants sustainable solutions for industry problems  Read More....

RPCs partner Government to protect estate communities against COVID-19  Read More....

Sri Lankan sustainable oil palm producers to target growing opportunities in 1H2020  Read More....

Chairman's address at the PA AGM on 20-09-2019  Read More....

Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya to deliver keynote address at 165th AGM of the Planters' Association of Ceylon  Read More....

Ensuring a sustainable future for the next 50 years of Sri Lanka's oil palm industry  Read More....

Bogawantalawa Tea set to become world's first Climate Positive plantation company  Read More....

Housing and infrastructure development in 2018 reaches Rs. 2 b in the estate sector  Read More....

RPCs and trade unions end wages deadlock agree to Rs. 750 daily wage  Read More....

Worker earnings tip over Rs. 80,000 per month through revenue-shared scheme on RPC managed estates  Read More....

Planters' Association stands firm on final wage offer, productivity linked  Read More....

PA 164th AGM ADRESS BY CHAIRMAN  Read More....

Pulling back the curtain on the privatization of Sri Lanka's plantation sector  Read More....

PHDT completes of Rs. 1.4 Billion in housing and infrastructure development in 2017  Read More....

Palm Oil Industry Association launched to advocate sustainable growth  Read More....

The evolution of Sri Lanka's plantation sector into diversified, vertically integrated, globally aligned, agri-businesses  Read More....

PHDT completes of Rs. 1.4 Billion in housing and infrastructure development in 2017  Read More....

The Glyphosate Story - CKDu, food security and national economy  Read More....

The role of science in adapting a climate-resilient plantation sector  Read More....

Planters' Association of Ceylon hails the decision to lift ban on glyphosate  Read More....

Tea industry stakeholders unite to call for lifting of glyphosate ban or viable alternative in face of mounting crop losses  Read More....

Respected industry professional Lalith Obeyesekere is Planters' Association's new Secretary General  Read More....

Veteran perspectives: Dr. Dan Seevaratnam reflects on a legacy of social empowerment through oil palm  Read More....

Planters' Association of Ceylon commend swift action to help lift Russian restrictions on Sri Lankan tea imports  Read More....

Planters' Association praises RPC oil palm performance, calls for greater support as sector profits hit Rs. 2.4 billion  Read More....

Sustainable oil palm central to the success of Sri Lanka's plantation industry  Read More....

Tea Board Chairman praises RPCs for overcoming severe challenges, calls for state-led improvements to worker living standards  Read More....

Responsible plantation management by RPC's impact positively on people and environment  Read More....

PA releases latest data on contribution of RPCs to Sri Lankan economy in 2016  Read More....

Planters sound alarm as a lack of weedicides strangles sustainability in Sri Lanka's tea estates  Read More....

Planters' Association raises alarm on land redistribution proposals  Read More....

Regional Plantation Companies Ink Productivity-Linked Wage, maintains call for transition to revenue sharing model  Read More....

Regional Plantation Companies call for trade unions to meet obligations following payment of interim allowance  Read More....

RPCs eye signing productivity-based Collective Agreement; Estate workers to receive interim allowance  Read More....

Regional Plantation Companies propose hybrid structure for estate worker remuneration  Read More....

Industry stakeholders join Regional Plantations' call for output-linked remuneration to sustain estate sector  Read More....

Planters say harvesting efficiency of available workforce crucial for industry survival  Read More....

New projects to further improve utilities, social infrastructure of Regional Plantation Company Estates  Read More....

Save the Children Sri Lanka envisions a different cup of tea  Read More....

Plantation Companies set future direction for worker wages with 'revenue sharing' as the only solution  Read More....

Regional Plantation Companies' wage proposal enables workers to earn Rs. 1,000 a day  Read More....

RPCs shed light on least understood crop development on estates  Read More....

Tea, rubber prices fall linked to global trend - Planters' Association  Read More....

Planters' explain how production cost of tea is determined  Read More....

Plantations in crisis; Estates suffer massive losses in 2014  Read More....

Planters' Association Chairman says productivity increase imperative for industry's survival  Read More....

Bogawantalawa Tea Estates focuses on the wellbeing of its employees' children  Read More....

Estate Worker Housing Cooperative Societies empower the plantation community  Read More....

Child Development Centres at RPC estates see vast progress  Read More....

Child Development Officers boost childcare standards in plantations  Read More....

Plantation Companies make significant headway in biodiversity integration  Read More....

Plantations mull transition to 'livelihood guarantee' model  Read More....

Planters' Association says sustainability of tea industry in the hands of workers  Read More....

Elpitiya Plantations salutes retired workers with elders' home  Read More....

More, New and Modern Housing Units for Estate Workers  Read More....

Dr P. B. J. assures state support to private sector's vision for tea, rubber  Read More....

Certification and Sustainability Programmes - Reinventing Sri Lankan Plantations  Read More....

Price declines and industry challenges crimp Sri Lanka Rubber  Read More....

Chairman Planters' Association envisions a different cup of tea  Read More....

Bearwell and Nuwara Eliya Estates earn coveted Rainforest Alliance Certification  Read More....

Mattakelle Estate masters art of tea manufacture - wins "Ralston Tissera" award four times consecutively  Read More....

Oil Palm Diversification - An Impetus for Nation Building  Read More....

Fertiliser shortage crippling plantation industry warns PA  Read More....

New Chairman Of Planters' Association Upbeat About Tea Industry's Potential  Read More....

Planters' Association condemns the murder of Noori Estate Manager, Nihal Perera  Read More....

Adverse weather conditions dampen tea production  Read More....

Planters' Association looks to trade union and worker co-operation to increase productivity and efficiency  Read More....

Planters' Association upbeat on newly formed International Tea Producer's Forum (ITPF)  Read More....

Out grower system flourishing at Endane Estate  Read More....

Labour is Plantation industry's most expensive component in tea production, so increase productivity to counter cost increase - Planters' Association  Read More....

Severe drought slashes tea production, high grown output down 11.6% during January - August  Read More....

Sri Lanka's plantation sector receives international recognition for best practices in Human Resource Development.  Read More....

Planters' Association of Ceylon hail winners at the National Plantation Awards  Read More....

Kahawatte Plantations in Rs 10 Mn project to provide housing  Read More....

"The success of the Plantation Sector is in its people"  Read More....

Productivity improves in plantations due to alcoholism prevention programmes  Read More....

Planters' Association of Ceylon asserts importation of Orthodox Black Tea will spell doom to the industry  Read More....

Tea industry calls for higher productivity and new market development, to ride out market uncertainties  Read More....

Planters Association celebrates 157 years  Read More....

Planters' Association of Ceylon Chairman addresses Media Conference  Read More....

Dept of Census and Statistics reports significant reduction in poverty and improvements in quality of life indicators in the estate sector  Read More....

Plantation forestry programmes conserve the environment and save foreign exchange  Read More....

Interview with Mr Lalith Obeyesekere Chairman Planters' Association of Ceylon  Read More....

Balangoda Estate  Read More....

Planters' Association says no 'understating' of profits or manipulation of accounts by RPCs  Read More....