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Sri Lanka Apparel Exports Supported by Underwear Sales (Country Report)
2013-02-26 15:36:54| EmergingTextiles.com
Sri Lankan apparel exports are apparently struggling, but our detailed data are below indicating a rebound on underwear and brassiere markets, in both the United States and the European Union. Our statistical tables provide a comprehensive view of latest export trends with detailed EU and US import data per category of products.
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Sri Lanka Imposes Temporary Ban on Pork Imports
2013-02-19 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
SRI LANKA - The Department of Animal Production and Health has taken a decision to impose a temporary ban on the import of pork to Sri Lanka in view of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) presently spreading in the Ratnapura, Kegalle and Kurunegala areas.
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EU Clothing Import Price Comparison in 3rd Quarter 2012: Bangladesh vs. China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey and Vietnam (Statistical Report)
2013-01-28 13:41:19| EmergingTextiles.com
Prices of EU's clothing imports from Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan began strongly falling in US$ terms in third quarter last year, by contrast with still surging unit values of Chinese clothing. Our price comparison offers a comprehensive view of EU's clothing imports per HS 4-digit category with volume, value and unit price changes, while market shares are also calculated for each major supplying country. Full data are available for download.
Extreme weather forces Sri Lankans to rethink rice farming
2013-01-18 08:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
AlertNet: The year's end is usually a good time for wholesale rice suppliers in Sri Lanka. Customers are busy stocking up, particularly in wealthier urban areas like the capital, Colombo. But for two years running now, some suppliers have struggled to keep enough rice on hand as the year draws to a close. Changing weather patterns -- including droughts and flooding, and at times both in one year -- mean supplies are increasingly uncertain. "The weather has been so fickle that paddy harvests keep going...
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Sri Lanka: Rural Water Projects Depend on Women
2013-01-17 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: During the dry season, when dirt roads are cracked from the relentless heat, the sight of women walking miles, balancing pots of water on their heads, is common in rural Sri Lanka. While the men tend to paddy fields, the women are left with the arduous task of collecting water for household use. They account for every drop of water consumed, utilised or wasted -- making them crucial players in rural water projects. Talpothta is a typical agricultural village in Sri Lanka's dry zone, whose life...
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