Market Competitiveness of the Tea Industry of Sri Lanka

Advocata Institute launches its latest report titled “Market Competitiveness of the Tea Industry of Sri Lanka” The report is written by Sudaraka Ariyaratne, Research Consultant at Advocata Institute.

The report begins with an introductory chapter that details the historical evolution of the island’s tea industry. The report finds that the present standing of the industry in the context of the international market is not too grim, but argues that issues related to the labour market, capital investment, value addition, and quality control limit the industry’s competitiveness in the global stage. The rest of the report takes the form of four discussion papers, each on the four areas of concern listed above, that present an economic theory-based lens to approach these issues, and discuss potential solutions.

You can access the report on ‘Market Competitiveness of the Tea Industry of Sri Lanka’ here

Women's Policy Action Network : Gender Discriminatory Land Inheritance Policy Brief

The Womens Policy Action Network launched their policy brief on 'Gender Discriminatory Land Inheritance' at a roundtable discussion. The discussions resulted in the identification of laws that are discriminatory directly and in its applications. Further laws that had the potential to be discriminatory were also identified.

You can access the policy brief on Gender Discriminatory Land Inheritance here

Land, freedom, & Life | Land rights of Sri Lanka's Farmers

About 82% of Sri Lanka’s land is owned by the government. This has resulted in many socio-economic catastrophes such as placing strict limits on the rights of farmers, inability to enhance agricultural productivity, inability to attract investors and many more. In order to rectify this and to come up with reform recommendations, the Advocata Institute has conducted research along with an island wide field survey covering 400 farmers.

In the aim of highlighting the above the Advocata Institute has produced a documentary on ‘Land, Freedom & Life’

The Advocata Institute hosted a live discussion on Land rights of Sri Lanka's Farmers followed by the premiere of the documentary.

The panel consisted of Dr. Asanga Gunawansa, (Lead Legal Counsel Attorney-At-Law), Thilini Bandara (Research Analyst Advocata Institute) & Dhananath Fernando (Chief Executive Officer Advocata Institute)

This video documentary captures the voices of farmers, shedding light on the myriad of  socio-economic challenges arising from the state ownership of the country's agricultural land.

The report will be published soon.

Check out the full panel discussion on Land rights of Sri Lanka's Farmers