ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s exporters in Ditwah devastation-hit area are facing shortage in raw materials on agricultural products and spices, Export Development Board (EDB) Chairman Mangala Wijesinghe said. He said 573 at least exporters have been identified of being hit by the recent devastation. “Majority of them are from Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalum, Kurunagala, and Kandy districts,” he told reporters at a media briefing in Colombo. “They faced challenges in transport and lack of raw materials specially in export agricultural goods and spices. Still there are issues on the raw materials,” he said. “We are still assessing the damage to the…
Sri Lanka agri, spice exporters face raw material shortage after Ditwah devastation: EDB chief
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