Chugging through the Highlands, windows down, doors open, is the best way to see the country’s emerald interior unfold — and this route is often lauded as one of the world’s greatest train journeys.
Herman Gunaratne sits opposite me at the Railway Café in Galle. He fits the dapper mould, respectable, polite and with a slight glint in his eyes. A New Age Old World man and bestselling author of The ...
The operation is targeted at some tea plantations in Sri Lanka, the main producer of the tea leaves used in Kirin Gogo-no-Kocha, and is planned to be in operation on one large estate and 30 small ...
It also plays a major role in Sri Lanka’s modern economy, being the place where a young Scotsman James Taylor first planted tea in this country in 1867. Sri Lanka is now the fourth largest tea ...
Sri Lanka, a major tea producer, continues to maintain its position as the world’s highest tea export revenue earner although it has lost its number one position to Kenya as the highest exporter in ...
At estates certified by Rainforest Alliance, the largest ethical certification scheme in Sri Lanka's tea industry, we found workers without access to drinking water and toilets in the tea fields ...
Time stands still at the Tea Plantation Workers’ Museum & Archive in Gampola. Located in a row of traditional line rooms that are over a century old, the museum attempts to convey what life was like ...
With over 400 certified organic exporters/ processors and more than 12,000 organic producers, Sri Lanka’s organic sector contributes ... Key organic exports include tea, coconut-based products, spices ...