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.

This is something we are a government are committed towards. Today, Sri Lanka stands as the world's third-largest tea exporter, accounting for approximately 15% of global tea exports.

Sri Lanka earned 1.43 billion U.S. dollars from tea exports in 2024, with an increase of more than 9 percent year-on-year. Tea is one of Sri Lanka's main foreign revenue generators.

Sri Lanka is paying some foreign debts with tea, rather than cash. But an abrupt ban on chemical fertilizers has hurt crop yields and tea pickers are losing hours and wages as food prices double.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's tea producers on Monday condemned a government order to increase wages by 70%, saying it would make their tea globally uncompetitive and reduce dollar ...

Sri Lanka's tea plantation workers say they feel more sidelined since the tsunami, writes Dumeetha Luthra.

Jalpaiguri: Finally, the Indian tea industry, which has been reeling under problems for years, has something to cheer about.

Sri Lanka is set to start bartering tea to Iran next month in lieu of $250 million owed for oil, a Sri Lankan official told Reuters on Friday, as the crisis-hit country tries to lift sales to a ...

Hundreds of people from Sri Lanka's historically oppressed Malaiyaha (hill country) community held demonstrations to emphasize their basic rights as citizens of the country. “We demand that Malaiyaha ...

Sri Lanka’s tea production, as expected, declined by 48 million kilos or 16 percent in 2022, compared with 2021, on the back of the fertiliser issue and disruptions faced in the middle part of ...

While British commenced tea plantations in the hill country of Sri Lanka by importing the tea plant from China and Northern India, they did not seem to have thought of initiating dairy farms in the ...