When there was a similar attempt made by some interested parties in 2001 to diversify some rubber lands in Galle and Kalutara districts into oil palm, the Rubber Research Institute of SriLanka ...
In a related development, Sumith de Z Abeysiriwardena, who retired prematurely as Director of the Rice Research Institute (RRI) in SriLanka, had developed red basmati rice in the Dambulla ...