Mr. Basil Rajapakse’s visit to the Watawala Dairy Farm
Head of Presidential Task Force visits Watawala Dairy Farm Mr. Basil Rajapakse, Head of the Presidential Task Force for Economic Revival and Poverty Alleviation, recently attended an observation tour of the Watawala Dairy Farm in Lonach Estate, Ginigathena. The state-of-the-art dairy farm by Watawala Dairy Limited (WDL), a 100% subsidiary of Sri Lanka’s leading diversified…
WPL Donates Compost to Encourage Home Garden Cultivation
Watawala Plantations donated a batch of compost to encourage home gardening and cultivation in XXX region. The donation program was intended to strengthen the at-home cultivation of fruits, vegetables and herbs in a bid to further bolster the nation’s food security agenda which aims to ensure that every individual in the country has access to…
WPL Donates 2500 Relief Packs to those in need Down South
In a bid to ensure the wellbeing of individuals in Down South Sri Lanka, Watawala Plantations rolled out a donation program that provided over 2500 relief packs to people in the area. This donation came at a time when the country went into a period of tight lock down to prevent the community spread of…
WPL Donates PPE to Udugama Hospital to assist in safeguarding Health Workers
Committing towards the ongoing national efforts to combat COVID-19, Watawala Plantations, donated Rs.75,000 worth Personal Protective equipment (PPE) to safeguard and strengthen health workers employed at Udugama Hospital, Galle. With the rise in the number of cases worldwide, the PPE’s will answer an urgent call by health workers in securing the safety of both patients…
Watawala Plantations recognised as Most Respected Plantation Company in Sri Lanka by LMD
Watawala Plantations PLC (CSE: WATA), Sri Lanka’s leading diversified agribusiness company has been recognised as the number one plantation company in Sri Lanka by LMD (Lanka Monthly Digest) Magazine in its 15th ‘Most Respected Entities in Sri Lanka’ edition. In addition to being honoured as the most admired plantations company, Watawala Plantations has been listed…
Sunshine Holdings’ oil palm estate in Nakiyadeniya discovers endemic fish species
A pioneering bio diversity study conducted in the freshwater streams of Nakiyadeniya Oil Palm Estate, an oil palm estate managed by the agribusiness arm of Sri Lanka’s diversified conglomerate Sunshine Holdings PLC, has led to a remarkable discovery of a new fish species. Scientifically named as Schistura scripta and commonly known as ‘Sri Lanka Mountain…
The fruits of success: Binesh Pananwala elaborates on the continuing journey of Watawala’s burgeoning oil palm sector
Despite first being established in 1968 on Watawala Plantations’ Nakiyadeniya Estate in the Galle district, oil palm has until recent times gone under the radar as one of Sri Lanka’s most promising cash crops. While this is true both in terms of its ability to generate substantial profits for estates and the remarkably positive socio-economic…