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27 Sept 202353K
Agriculture in Nuwara Eliya
The agricultural importance of Nuwara Eliya for growing vegetables and fruit.
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Land, water and agriculture
Land, water, tea, spices and fruit — the island's agricultural life.
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27 Sept 202353K
Ceylon tea plantations
Ceylon's tea plantations, the legacy of Thomas Lipton, and an overview of the tea regions.
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8 Sept 202354K
Ceylon tea
Ceylon tea: varieties, grades, fermentation, and the particulars of tea factories.
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31 Mar 202427K
Land, Water and Agriculture
Rice fields as part of the landscape and of walking routes.
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21 Feb 202321K
History of the tea plantations
The history of the tea plantations and the development of tea production in Ceylon.
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9 Aug 202315K
Tea plantations of the island's interior
The tea plantations of the island's interior and the surrounding landscapes.
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21 Jun 2025
Mabroc Founder on Tea and Meditation at 5 O'Clock Tea
Jagath Chandrawansa, founder of Mabroc tea house, will be the main guest at tomorrow's 5 O'Clock Tea to discuss tea production and its connection to meditation.
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27 Feb 2025
Reservoir levels drop, water supply disruptions possible
The National Water Supply Council warned of falling water levels in 73 reservoirs and urged residents to conserve water to prevent supply disruptions.
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1 Oct 2023
History of coffee in Sri Lanka and the opening of CAVA
On International Coffee Day — the story of how Sri Lanka switched from coffee to tea due to plant disease in the 19th century, plus the opening of café CAVA in Weligama.
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18 Aug 2023
Drought in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa: water supply restricted
Several Sri Lankan districts face water supply restrictions due to drought and seawater intrusion into reservoirs.
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18 Jun 2023
Tea Factory Museum in Kandy
A review of the tea factory museum in Kandy: vintage machinery on the ground floor, founders' artifacts on upper levels, and a tea shop with a free tasting on the top floor for 1000 rupees.
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12 May 2023
Parakrama Samudra: Ancient Artificial Lake
The morning edition covers Parakrama Samudra — a 12th-century reservoir built by King Parakramabahu that still supports agriculture today.
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28 Apr 2023
Nuwara Eliya tea plantations: history and altitude
History of Sri Lanka's tea plantations: the British began cultivating tea in 1867, and Nuwara Eliya hosts the island's highest plantations at 1,900 m altitude.
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16 Apr 2023
Black and green tea: one leaf, different process
A video about tea production in Sri Lanka explains that black and green tea are made from the same leaf but processed differently: with and without oxidation.
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7 Apr 2023
Soursop — Exotic Fruit with Medicinal Properties in Sri Lanka
The channel's morning digest features soursop: a fruit weighing up to 5 kg, widely used in Sri Lankan cuisine and known for its medicinal properties.
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6 Apr 2023
Sri Lanka a Major Mango Producer with 40 Varieties
The channel's morning digest notes that Sri Lanka produces around 90,000 tonnes of mangoes per year, growing more than 40 varieties harvested from April to September.
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22 Mar 2023
Sri Lanka's ancient cascading tank system under UNESCO protection
The cascading tank-village irrigation system built over 2,000 years ago during the Anuradhapura kingdom was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2010 and remains operational.
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22 Mar 2023
Sri Lanka ranks only fourth in world tea production
Myth-busting: Sri Lanka is not the largest producer of either rice or tea — it ranks only 4th in tea production after China, India, and Kenya.
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13 Mar 2023
Sri Lanka: Major Exporter of Spices and Valuable Timber
In a morning digest, it is noted that Sri Lanka has been exporting cinnamon, pepper, nutmeg, turmeric and precious timber worldwide for centuries.
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8 Mar 2023
Royal coconut of Sri Lanka: the island's unique variety
Morning digest featuring a fact about Sri Lanka's royal coconut, known for its abundance of juice compared to ordinary coconuts.
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17 Feb 2023
Rice paddies — a cultural treasure of Sri Lanka
The green rice paddies found all over the island are not abandoned land but a vital agricultural and cultural treasure of Sri Lanka.
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