COLOMBO (News 1st): Permission has been granted to import frozen sliced coconut, to meet the demand of related industries, the Coconut Development Authority (CDA) said on Saturday (Jan. 02). This measure was taken to minimize the problems faced by the related industries due to the shortage of coc...

Colombo (News 1st); Officers from multiple government bodies will be summoned to the Committee On Public Enterprises or COPE from the 06th of October. COPE Chairman Professor Charitha Herath said officers from Lanka Coal (PVT) LTD will appear on the 06th of October for an inquiry-based on the Aud...

COLOMBO (News 1st): There is a shortage of 250 million coconuts in the country this year,  the Coconut Development Authority said. "The annual Coconut Yield in Sri Lanka stands is around 3000 million coconuts and this year there is a shortage of 250 million. Inclement weather was among other reas...

Colombo (News 1st); Coconut prices across the country have increased as cultivators and traders claim low production resulted in the price hike. According to the Coconut Cultivation Board, the annual coconut harvest for 2019 in Sri Lanka was 2.8 Billion and 1.8 Billion was used for domestic consu...

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Coconut Development Authority states that unscrupulous merchants are importing low-quality oil and selling it off as coconut oil. Chairperson of the Coconut Development Authority Udaya Rupasinghe added that the consumption of low-quality oil could lead to fatal diseases incl...