2517/2021
Hon. Weerasumana Weerasinghe,— To ask the Minister of Plantation,—
(a) Will he inform this House—
(i) the income earned by tea exports in Sri Lanka as a percentage of the total gross national product of Sri Lanka;
(ii) as to how that income has fallen over the last two decades;
(iii) the revenue expected to be generated from tea exports in 2021; and
(iv) whether there is an increase in income in comparison to the year 2020?
(b) Will he also inform this House of—
(i) the steps taken to protect Sri Lanka’s share in the international tea market that is going to be lost due to the invasion of the international tea market by countries such as China and Kenya;
(ii) the steps that have been taken to promote the “Ceylon Tea” brand; and
(iii) the steps that have been taken to identify new international tea markets and to expand the existing markets for Sri Lanka’s tea?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2021-11-08
Asked by
Hon. Weerasumana Weerasinghe, M.P.
Ministry
Plantation Industries
Legislature
Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Steps taken to uplift Ceylon Tea industry
Answered Date
2021-11-08
Answered by
Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, M.P.
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