TRI won the National Awards for Excellence in Agricultural Research


Dr. I Sarath B Abeysinghe, Director of the TRI, Dr. P A Nimal Punyasiri,
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Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka launches new website

A newly upgraded website for the Tea Research Institute (TRI) was ceremonially launched by the Hon. Minister of Plantations Industries, Mr. Mahinda Samarasinghe (MP) on 11th July 2011 at the auditorium of the Ministry.
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New Kaluthara Extension Centre was declared open

A new Extension Centre was established at Nivithigala- kelle, Matugama for the benefit of the tea growers of the Kaluthara and Colombo Districts.

The new ...

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Third Symposium on Plantations Crop Research

This biannual symposium on plantation crop research was successfully held from 30th September 2010 to 01st October 2010 at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo. The even...

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The Division conducts studies on socio-economic aspects and policies of tea sector and related fields in Sri Lanka and the world. Also, it provides support in economic evaluations of TRI recommendations, research prioritization, research planning, etc.

Key Research Areas
  • Analysis of comparative advantages for productivity improvements of Sri Lankan tea industry
  • Analysis of impact of micro/ macro-economic policies of the country and the world on socio-economics
  • Identification of socio-economic aspects in relation to worker shortage
  • Development of geographic information system (GIS) for tea sector

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Major Achievements

  • Development of the Tea Area Overview Map using Arc-View GIS software
  • Development of financial support system for soil conservation

 

 

 
 
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