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The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka warmly wishes everyone a blessed and peaceful Vesak Festival 2026.“The Sacred Ve...
29/05/2026

The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka warmly wishes everyone a blessed and peaceful Vesak Festival 2026.

“The Sacred Vesak Festival of the Buddhist Era 2570”
“Abhittharetha kalyāṇe”
(Let us swiftly unite for the common good.)

May this sacred Vesak season inspire compassion, wisdom, unity, and harmony among all beings. Let us commemorate the thrice-blessed events of the Fully Enlightened Buddha with hearts filled with devotion and goodwill.

Wishing you and your families peace, happiness, and serenity.....

🌙✨ Eid Al-Adha Mubarak ✨🌙The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka extends warm wishes to all staff members, stakeholders,...
28/05/2026

🌙✨ Eid Al-Adha Mubarak ✨🌙

The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka extends warm wishes to all staff members, stakeholders, industry partners, and their families celebrating this blessed occasion of Eid Al-Adha.

May this joyous festival bring peace, happiness, unity, and prosperity to every home, and inspire compassion, gratitude, and togetherness among all communities.

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ශ්‍රී ලංකා තේ පර්යේෂණ ආයතනයේ සේවා වනිතා ඒකකය විසින් 2026 මැයි 14 වැනි දින ශ්‍රී ලංකා සුමිත්‍රයෝ පදනම සමඟ එක්ව “යහපත් මාන...
22/05/2026

ශ්‍රී ලංකා තේ පර්යේෂණ ආයතනයේ සේවා වනිතා ඒකකය විසින් 2026 මැයි 14 වැනි දින ශ්‍රී ලංකා සුමිත්‍රයෝ පදනම සමඟ එක්ව “යහපත් මානසික සෞඛ්‍යයක් පවත්වා ගැනීම” සම්බන්ධ වැඩමුළුවක්, තේ පර්යේෂණ ආයතනයේ සේවක මහත්ම මහත්මීන්ගේ සහභාගීත්වයෙන් සාර්ථකව පවත්වන ලදී.

මේ සඳහා මහනුවර සුමිත්‍රයෝ සංවිධානයේ නිලධාරී මහත්මමහත්මීන් සම්පත්දායකයින් ලෙස සහභාගී වූ අතර, යහපත් මානසික සෞඛ්‍යයක් පවත්වා ගැනීම, රාජකාරී සහ පෞද්ගලික ජීවිතය සමබරව පවත්වා ගැනීම සහ සතුටින් කාලය ගෙවීම සම්බන්ධ ක්‍රියාකාරකම් ද උපදේශන සැසියක් සඳහා අවස්ථාව ද ලබා දෙන ලදී.

The Seva Vanitha Unit of the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka, in collaboration with Sri Lanka Sumithrayo Foundation, successfully conducted a workshop on “Maintaining mental health for wellbeing” for the staff members of the Institute on 14 May 2026.

Officials from the Kandy Sumithrayo Foundation participated as resource persons for the programme. The workshop focused on the importance of maintaining good mental well-being, achieving a healthy work–life balance, and spending quality time happily and meaningfully.

The programme also included interactive activities and a counselling session, providing participants with valuable guidance and practical approaches to managing mental stress and promoting overall well-being.

🍃 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆/𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 🍃𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀...
22/05/2026

🍃 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆/𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 🍃

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗿𝗶 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆/ 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗥𝗜 𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵, 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲.

👥 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀:
𝟮𝟵 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗦𝗛𝗗𝗔 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻

🎓 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀:
• 𝗗𝗿. 𝗡𝗶𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻, 𝗦𝗥𝗢/𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 – 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
• 𝗗𝗿. 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘆𝗮, 𝗦𝗥𝗢 – 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
• 𝗗𝗿. 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝘆𝗮 𝗞𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗰𝗵𝗶, 𝗦𝗥𝗢 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 – 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
• 𝗠𝘀. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮, 𝗥𝗢 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 – 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

👐 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽:
✔ 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮
✔ 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗲𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀
✔𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲-𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀
✔𝗧𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
✔𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
✔𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗲𝗮. 🍃✨

21/05/2026

🌱☕ International Tea Day 2026 | 21 May 2026
Theme: “Sustaining Tea, Supporting Communities”

On this International Tea Day, the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka proudly joins the global tea community in celebrating the enduring value of tea and the people behind it.

More than a beverage — Tea is a livelihood, a heritage, and a cornerstone of rural communities. From tea growers to processors, exporters, researchers, and all stakeholders across the tea value chain, sustainable tea cultivation strengthens communities and contributes to economic and social well-being.

Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka remain committed to advancing research, innovation, knowledge dissemination, and sustainable practices that support the long-term resilience of the tea sector while empowering tea-growing communities across Sri Lanka.

Together, let us sustain tea and support communities for a stronger and more sustainable future.

🌿International Tea Day 2026!


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The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka proudly recognizes and appreciates the dedication of all stakeholders in the tea...
01/05/2026

The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka proudly recognizes and appreciates the dedication of all stakeholders in the tea sector.
Your commitment continues to drive excellence and sustainability in the tea industry.

Celebrating the hands and minds behind every cup of tea.
Happy International Workers' Day 2026! 🌿

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🌍 Earth Day 2026 | Our Power, Our Planet 🌱At the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka, we recognize that the strength of ...
22/04/2026

🌍 Earth Day 2026 | Our Power, Our Planet 🌱

At the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka, we recognize that the strength of our planet lies in the collective power of people, science, and sustainable practices.

We are committed to:
🍃 Promoting eco-friendly tea cultivation practices
⚡ Encouraging the adoption of renewable energy solutions in the tea sector
🌿 Protecting biodiversity and conserving soil and water resources
🤝 Empowering communities with knowledge for sustainable livelihoods

This Earth Day, we reaffirm our responsibility to safeguard the environment while advancing research and innovation for a resilient tea industry.

Together, through informed action and shared commitment, we can protect our planet for future generations.

🌱 Our Power is in our actions. Our Planet is in our hands.


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A successful workshop on Tea Replanting was conducted by the TRISL Head Office for executives and field officers of Upco...
22/04/2026

A successful workshop on Tea Replanting was conducted by the TRISL Head Office for executives and field officers of Upcountry Estates of Kelani Valley Plantations (Hayleys Group) on 07th April 2026.

The program focused on both theoretical and practical aspects of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) in Tea Replanting, providing valuable knowledge and hands-on insights to participants.

The session was facilitated by TRISL resource persons:
• Mr. K.R.W.B. Kahandawa – Senior Advisory Officer
• Dr. C.J. Liyanarachchi – Senior Advisory Officer
• Ms. Jeevika Rajendra – Extension Officer

The workshop was held at Ingestre Estate, Dickoya, under the patronage of Mr. Dilum Pathirana, Director – Plantations, Kelani Valley Plantations.

Participants showed great enthusiasm and active engagement throughout the program. The new clearing work done at Field No. 6, Upper Division of Ingestre Estate was particularly commendable and served as an excellent demonstration site for some TRISL recommended practices.

A productive and impactful session contributing towards sustainable tea industry and improved cultural practices.

🌿 Distinguished Academic Visit to TRI 🌿We were honoured to welcome Prof. Alistair Hetherington, Melville Wills Professor...
17/04/2026

🌿 Distinguished Academic Visit to TRI 🌿

We were honoured to welcome Prof. Alistair Hetherington, Melville Wills Professor of Botany, University of Bristol, UK, to the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka on 6th and 7th April 2026.

During his visit, Prof. Hetherington monitored the progress of the ongoing PhD research project at the Plant Physiology Division and toured around the field experiments, including mutant populations and other germplasm collections at TRI.

He also engaged in productive discussions with TRI scientists and team members on future research directions and collaborative opportunities.

As part of his visit, Prof. Hetherington delivered an insightful lecture on “Scientific Publishing: From Research to Publication”, inspiring and educating the next generation of early carrier researchers of TRI officers.

This visit marks another step forward in strengthening international collaboration and advancing tea science in Sri Lanka. 🌱✨



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🌸✨ සුබ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා! 🌸✨🌸✨ இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்! ✨🌸As we welcome the Sinhala & Tamil New Year 2026, ...
13/04/2026

🌸✨ සුබ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා! 🌸✨
🌸✨ இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்! ✨🌸

As we welcome the Sinhala & Tamil New Year 2026, we celebrate this joyous Avurudu season alongside a remarkable milestone — 100 years of excellence in tea science behind Ceylon Tea. 🍃

Rooted in tradition and enriched by a century of research and innovation, Ceylon Tea continues to bring warmth, unity, and pride to generations across the world. 🍵💚

May this New Year fill your homes with peace, happiness, and prosperity, and your hearts with the same warmth shared in every cup of tea.

🌿 From all of us at the Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka,

සුබ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා!
இனிய புத்தாண்டு நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!
Wishing You a Joyous Sinhala & Tamil New Year !

Let’s celebrate tradition, heritage, and harmony — in every sip.

-2025 &Development

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