Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTE), a member of the Hayleys Plantation Sector, announced that its Kiruwanaganga Tea Factory has become Sri Lanka’s first Green Building certified tea factory, achieving ...

In April 2021, then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa abruptly banned imports of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides, in an attempt to preserve Sri Lanka’s fast-depleting foreign currency ...

A Tea Factory Reimagined. High above the emerald hills of Ella, where mist drifts lazily across tea-covered slopes, Newburgh Ella Tea Factory Resort reveals itself not as a conven ...

Amidst Sri Lanka’s rolling tea fields, where mist meets mountain and livelihoods depend on the delicate balance of nature, Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTE PLC) is redefining what climate leadership ...

"A tree is a wonderful living organism, which gives shelter, food, warmth, and protection to all living beings,” says my Black Tomato guide Amith, as he reads from the plaque of a towering banyan tree ...

Sri Lanka is famously called the tea garden of the world, thanks to its misty highlands and endless plantations. Producing ...

Sri Lanka's drive to become the world's first 100 percent organic food producer threatens its prized tea industry and has triggered fears of a wider crop disaster that could deal a further blow to its ...

Sri Lanka feeds the senses and the soul: from tea-clad highlands to vibrant markets, each meal tells a story of history, tradition, and mindful living. ByDaniel Scheffler, Contributor. Forbes ...

Sri Lanka’s tea industry is facing a number of factory closures as authorities are clamping down on adulterated teas from reaching the market while some others are closing due to financial constraints ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (UNHCR) - Appu Kullamma does not remember anything about her motherland in India. Her earliest memories are of the tea plantations in Sri Lanka, where she grew up. "I can remember ...