FOOD SECURITY
Perhaps it would be pertinent to begin essaying this article with a childhood experience of mine in the mid-1950s. During my school lunch interval, a poor father
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
The world’s population is projected to increase by 34 percent to 9.1 billion in 2050, and the majority of this growth will occur in developing nations. The rate of
ECONOMIC REFORM
The economic contraction continued from the first quarter of this year into the second (April-June). This was the period
CRUDE OIL MARKET
The price of oil tumbled in September amid fears of a global recession, which presented new challenges for the
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Sri Lanka negotiated its 17th IMF agreement, a 48 month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility
FOOD SECURITY
The environment and climate are interwoven with agriculture. While agriculture contributes to climate change, the latter impacts the former. With the rapid
WORKPLACE SUSTAINABILITY
Workplace culture is the invisible fascia that’s holding things together. But its invisibility often allows this important facet to be overlooked. Expectations of work
AGRICULTURE REFORMS
Many agricultural policies since Sri Lanka’s independence were based on populist political movements that appealed to the rural masses whose vote was critical in the electoral process
THE IMF PROGRAMME
Sri Lanka’s economy received some positive news on 1 September with the announcement that the government had reached
US MONETARY POLICY
With inflation hotter than it’s been over the past four decades, this year’s Jackson Hole Economic Symposium speech on
FOOD TECHNOLOGY
Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger requires an increase in the productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers.
SUSTAINABILITY DEVELOPMENT
Achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is important for a better future for all on this planet. Unfortunately,
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
BIODIESEL USE IN SRI LANKA Sashan Rodrigo makes a case for using biodiesel to reduce…
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
In June, Sri Lanka recorded its first trade surplus since August 2002. While this seems to be a positive development given the island’s economic woes
CHINESE ECONOMY
China’s economy is clearly contracting sharply under the weight of its ‘zero COVID’ policy and generating a new wave of concerns about its economic future
AGRICULTURAL TRENDS
Controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) is an emerging future crop system that enables cultivating high value crops on a much smaller stretch of land
SUSTAINABILITY SHIFT
It’s hard to believe that corporate sustainability has been around for about 20 years – and yet, what do we have to show for it? What achievements in terms
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Concerns about a global recession are high with many forecasters now predicting that the world economy may slow down from its post-pandemic recovery
ECONOMIC MELTDOWN
The spectre of recession is once again rearing its ugly head… and Google searches for ‘recession’ are soaring. It seems that almost no one
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
We have experienced multiple socioeconomic transformations beginning with the First Industrial Revolution in the 18th century. And now, we’re in
