RICE MILL INDUSTRY ANALYSIS IN SRI LANKA
Overview of rice cultivation in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is an island country in South Asia, with India in the northwest and Maldives in the southwest. For a long time, rice has been the staple food of Sri Lankans. It is estimated that more than 1 million hectares of land are used to grow rice. Nearly 1.8 million peasant families are engaged in rice cultivation in Sri Lanka, producing about 2.8 million tons of rice (brown rice) annually.
According to statistics, in Sri Lanka, the consumption composition of rice is: about 60% of long-grain white rice, 30% of short-grain white rice and the remaining 10% of semi-ripe "red" rice and other local varieties. Rice occupies a very important position in the lives of Sri Lankans.
