Amid socioeconomic slump, new sugar cane varieties offer hope in Sri Lanka

• After 20 years of research, the Sugarcane Research Institute (SRI) of Sri Lanka has introduced four new varieties with improved sugar recovery percentages, cane yield and disease resistance.
• An interactive mobile app called Uksaviya has been introduced to assist sugar cane farmers in disease identification, cultivation advice and access to the latest knowledge.
• An institutional business framework too has been developed linking researchers and industry to improve collaboration, precision, and commercialization of cutting-edge research.
• With Sri Lanka’s agriculture hit by multiple issues, SRI’s efforts offer some hope.

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