Impact of Coconut Mite on the coconut industry

The Coconut Mite was reported for the first time in Sri Lanka in late 1997 in the Kalpitiya peninsula of the Puttlam District. Since then Coconut Research Institute has been involved in various research activities to control the pest, including development of biological control methods.

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Nation-building with proper disaster management

Our most pressing issue of peace has now been doubled by a natural disaster which has led to a two-fold nation-building program. It has forcefully entered to the discussion table. Peace and nation-building have become the main issues in focus.

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