Strategic positioning essential to compete on global stage: Rajeeve Goonetileke
Crop/yield, environmental threats, and limited application of technology are the three major challenges that plague Sri Lanka’s coconut industry, stated Hayleys Group Eco Solutions Managing Director Rajeeve Goonetileke in an interview with The Sunday Morning, pointing out that there had been a persistent stagnation in coconut production since the 1960s, worsened by the decline in the labour force and absence of modernisation policies.
