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When Price Caps Backfire: Rethinking Rice Policy

By Tormalli Francis For a country that prides itself on self-sufficiency, Sri Lanka’s struggle to keep rice both affordable and available has become a recurring national drama. Long seen as…

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Commentary 25, September 2026
Weathering the storm: El Niño and need for free markets in climate-resilient agriculture
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Video and Podcast 13, August 2026
Sri Lanka’s Paddy Problems: Rethinking Productivity
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Commentary 26, July 2026
The paddy problem is more than a price problem
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Commentary 5, January 2026
Wealth Creation, Not Welfare: Why Revenue Sharing and Home Ownership Outweigh the Tea Workers’ Wage Hike
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Commentary 30, December 2025
Permits, privilege, and the price we all pay
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Newsroom 8, December 2025
Unlocking wealth in tea sector
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Newsroom 22, November 2025
When price caps backfire: Rethinking Rice Policy
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Commentary 29, October 2025
When Price Caps Backfire: Rethinking Rice Policy
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