TheDairySite Latest News: Sri Lanka
27 April 2020
Pelwatte pledges preventive protocols while milk processingSRI LANKA - Pelwatte Dairy Industries - Sri Lanka’s leading local dairy processing company - has taken all the necessary steps to ensure the best practices for health and prevention protocols are followed during the dairy processing....
09 December 2019
Imported Milk Powder Prices Reduced in Sri LankaSRI LANKA - Sri Lanka Consumer Affairs Authority has announced that the prices of all brands of imported milk powder with has been reduced effective Monday (9 December)....
25 November 2019
Dutch-Lanka Dairy Collaboration on the CardsSRI LANKA - Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Tanja Gonggrijp said that since she began working in Sri Lanka she had found it difficult to find good milk and good milk by-products....
18 June 2019
SL Dairy Cattle Imported from Australia in 2017 Afflicted with BVDSRI LANKA - In a bid to boost the local dairy industry, the government had imported over 20,000 high-yielding milch cows from Australia in 2017, but most of them were found afflicted with Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD), it was revealed yesterday at the Presidential...
15 March 2019
French Firm Boccard to Develop Dairy Farming, Processing in SLSRI LANKA - Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Ministry has signed a contract agreement with French company Boccard to develop dairy farming and processing in the presence...
17 January 2019
Pelwatte Dairy Industries Invests in Animal Feed Plant in ButtalaSRI LANKA - Pelwatte Dairy Industries Limited (PDIL), Sri Lanka’s 100 percent local dairy manufacturer has re-launched its own state-of-the-art animal feed plant in close proximity to its milk processing factory and farms in Buttala....
16 January 2019
NLDB to Popularise Livestock, Dairy ProductsSRI LANKA - Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister P. Harrison instructed National Livestock Development Board (NLDB) officials to prepare a proper mechanism to improve...
11 January 2019
MILCO Officials Instructed to Increase Daily Dairy CollectionSRI LANKA - Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Minister P Harrison has instructed MILCO officials to take immediate measures to increase its daily dairy collection up to 350,000 liters....
01 November 2018
Pelwatte Dairy Commissions Milk Powder Plant in ButtalaSRI LANKA - Sri Lanka’s 100 per cent local dairy manufacturer, Pelwatte Dairy Industries Limited (PDIL) further expanded its operations by commissioning a new milk powder plant within its factory complex in Buttala recently....
20 September 2018
Pelwatte Dairy Commissions New Milk Powder PlantSRI LANKA - Pelwatte Dairy Industries Limited, a local dairy manufacturer, expanded its operations by commissioning a brand new milk powder plant within its factory complex in Buttala....
08 June 2018
Development of SL Dairy Industry to be Self-sufficientSRI LANKA - A meeting was held under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, regarding development of the local dairy industry and consumption to plan out a program becoming country self- sufficient in dairy products...
18 May 2018
Market Oriented Dairy Products to Strengthen Rural Economy, Says PMSRI LANKA - Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the market oriented dairy project launched in collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) would strengthen and improve the country’s rural economy....
09 March 2018
New Dairy Products to Nourish Sri LankaSRI LANKA - Pelwatte Dairy Industries will launch a range of new dairy based products. ...
16 February 2018
Fonterra’s Dairy Programme Surpasses Rs. 3B in Three YearsSRI LANKA - Fonterra Brands Sri Lanka, the dairy co-operative behind Anchor, recently surpassed the Rs. 3 billion investment-mark in its commitment to build a thriving local dairy industry and boosting the availability of high quality, local dairy nutrition...
08 January 2018
Team to Visit SL to Explore Possibility of Establishing Dairy Farm in PolonnaruwaSRI LANKA - The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, Dr Shahid Ahmad Hashmat informed the Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena that a high-level experts team would soon visit Sri Lanka to carry out a feasibility report regarding establishment...
27 December 2017
French Govt Assists with Soft Loan for Dairy DevelopmentSRI LANKA - Marking over 45 years old of development cooperation between Sri Lanka and France, the French Government agreed to extend its assistance to Sri Lanka, by providing a €13.9 million (approximately SLR 2,514 million) concessional loan for the...
22 December 2017
SL Imports Milch Cows from Australia for Medium-scale Dairy FarmersSRI LANKA - Sri Lanka, in an effort to boost local milk production, has imported 3,000 high yielding milch cows from Australia....
12 December 2017
Fresh Milk Promoted to Develop Local Dairy IndustrySRI LANKA - The government aims to develop the local dairy industry by inducing the people to use fresh (liquid) milk instead of imported milk powder....
07 December 2017
SL Govt Promotes Youth Dairy EntrepreneursSRI LANKA - As a part of the government’s policy to promote domestic dairy production with the participation of youth entrepreneurs the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to start an island-wide programme to create 10,000 youth dairy entrepreneurs in...
14 November 2017
Sri Lankan Dairy Farmers Get US$21MSRI LANKA - US Department of Agriculture through the Food for Progress Program announced a new US$ 21 million project to help increase the productivity of Sri Lanka’s dairy sector, and connect thousands of Sri Lankan farmers to local and regional markets,...
06 November 2017
Research Sheds Light on Sri Lanka's Milk Production, Beef ConsumptionSRI LANKA - The Policy Development Office of the Prime Minister’s Office has conducted a research study on the present status of milk production and beef consumption in Sri Lanka....
30 October 2017
Cattle Transport Licenses Temporarily Suspended in Sri LankaSRI LANKA - President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed to temporarily suspend issuing of licenses to transport cattle....
29 September 2017
Watawala Dairy, PBSS Join Hands for SAP Business One ERPSRI LANKA - Watawala Dairy Limited, a subsidiary of Watawala Plantations, joined hands with PBSS Group as the implementation partner for SAP Business One ERP....
30 June 2017
President Intervenes in Dairy Farmer GrievancesSRI LANKA - The new Ambewela dairy factory would be opened within a month to address the issues facing the country’s dairy farmers, the President’s Public Relations Director General Shantha Bandara said....
23 June 2017
Food Production Hit by Extreme Drought, Then Floods in Sri LankaSRI LANKA - A severe drought followed by heavy rainfalls in Sri Lanka has hit large swaths of cropping areas, threatening the food security of some 900,000 people, according to a report published yesterday (22 June) by the Food and Agriculture Organization...
20 April 2017
Australia to Ship Dairy Heifers to Sri LankaSRI LANKA - West Australian cattle exporter Wellard will soon be looking for dairy heifers from Australia to fill contracts it has in Sri Lanka....
05 April 2017
Cargills Pumps Rs 3Bn on Kotmale Dairy PlantSRI LANKA - President Maithripala Sirisena opened the integrated Kotmale Milk Dairy plant at Minuwangoda on Monday to intensify their manufacturing capabilities. ...
27 March 2017
Largest Multi-product Dairy Processing Plant in Western Province to OpenSRI LANKA - Cargills Ceylon PLC, which has, over the last two years, initiated a Rs. 3.3 billion rupee intensive dairy expansion project will host President Maithripala Sirisena on 3 April to ceremonially launch the Kotmale Dairy Plant at Gaspe, Banduragoda...
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