Industry intelligence for a brighter Sri Lanka
Agriculture & FoodProcessing Intelligence
Explore farming, agri-services, processing, export crops and value-added opportunities across Sri Lanka.
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Business Discovery
Find estates, processors and agri-service firms
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Market Intelligence
Export earnings by crop from CBSL releases
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Geographic Intelligence
Activity by district and agro-ecological zone
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Investment Opportunities
Processing and value-addition projects
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Predictive Intelligence
Trend lines from published export series
Explore Agriculture & Food Processing Sub-sectors
Export earnings by product group from CBSL's December 2025 bulletin; paddy output for Galle and Matara from DCS.
Tea
USD 1,507.2 mn exports
- Tea cultivation
- Processing & blending
- Export & branding
CBSL external sector bulletin, Dec 2025 · 2025
Spices
4,990 ha export crops (excl. cinnamon), Galle & Matara
- Cinnamon
- Pepper
- Cardamom & cloves
Dept of Export Agriculture, extent by district 2025 · 2025
Coconut
USD 573.5 mn exports
- Kernel products
- Fibre & coir
- Shell products
CBSL external sector bulletin, Dec 2025 · 2025
Fisheries
68,855 t fish landed in Galle & Matara
- Fish processing
- Cold storage
- Export markets
Ministry of Fisheries, Fisheries Statistics 2024 · 2023
Food & Beverages
USD 895.5 mn exports
- Processed foods
- Beverages
- Confectionery
CBSL external sector bulletin, Dec 2025 · 2025
Fruits & Vegetables
USD 726.4 mn exports
- Fresh produce
- Dedicated economic centres
- Dehydration & canning
CBSL external sector bulletin, Dec 2025 · 2025
Paddy & Rice
48,778 t Galle & Matara
- Maha & Yala seasons
- Rice milling
- Seed paddy
DCS paddy statistics, 2025/26 Maha · 2025/26 Maha
Key Insights
Business Distribution by District
Top districts by registered business places
- 1Gampaha30,904
- 2Kurunegala28,407
- 3Colombo18,471
- 4Jaffna17,499
- 5Anuradhapura17,425
DCS District Statistical Handbook 2025 · 2024 · registered with local authorities
Export Trends
Agricultural export earnings
USD million, by product
Featured Opportunities
Galle and Matara records, each backed by an official document. Check the agency before acting.
The Cabinet approved a centralised zero-waste biomass cinnamon processing centre at the University of Ruhuna's agriculture faculty in Mapalana, run with the Industrial Technology Institute, to serve small cinnamon growers in Matara and Galle.
The Cabinet approved leasing the Mawarala watte land and tea factory, 40.48 hectares in Matara district belonging to the Tea Shakthi Fund, to suitable investors through the prescribed procurement procedure.
The BOI lists 31 acres at Walahanduwa Watta, Akmeemana, as the proposed Galle Techno Park, an IT zone with offices, restaurants and a clubhouse planned by the Urban Development Authority for software, research and outsourcing firms.
Agriculture businesses in Galle & Matara
119 listed in the pilot districts: 75 in Galle and 44 in Matara. Pick a sub-sector to drill into districts, DS divisions and businesses.
| Galle | Matara | |
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| PopulationDCS Census of Population and Housing 2024 · 2024 | 1,097,372 | 837,889 |
| Registered business placesDCS District Statistical Handbook 2025 · 2024 | 13,365 | 15,616 |
| Registered food & drink makersDCS District Statistical Handbook 2025 · 2024 | 298 | 652 |
A few listings
- Captain Garden Tea Factory Tea factories · Akmeemana, Galle
- Amayuru Bakers (Pvt) Ltd Food & spice processing · Bope-Poddala, Galle
- Baddegama General Market Place Markets & weekly fairs · Baddegama, Galle
- Basnayake Fruit Shop Produce, seafood & tea shops · Kamburupitiya, Kaburupitiya, Matara
- AQUALIFE LOGISTICS PVT LTD Agricultural and food exporters · Karapitiya, Bope-Poddala, Galle EDB exporter
- Dampahala Tea Factory Tea factories · Dampahala, Pasgoda, Matara
- Happy Cook Canned Fish Factory Food & spice processing · Galle 4 Gravets, Galle
- Denipitiya Market Markets & weekly fairs · Welipitiya, Matara
Named places on OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract of 28 Oct 2026, and exporters listed by the Export Development Board. Not a full count of businesses.
Supply chain in Galle & Matara
Who supplies the sector, and who it supplies. Counts are listings in our directory and OpenStreetMap data for the two districts; open a step to drill down.
Upstream inputs
- Seeds, fertiliser & tools
Agro-input dealers and seed and fertiliser outlets.
No listings in our data yet
- Fuel & power
Fuel for tractors, boats and pumps, and electrical supplies.
68listed Galle 36 · Matara 36
Agriculture & Food Processing
- Tea factories & food processing
Tea factories, and spice, coconut and food processors.
29listed Galle 10 · Matara 10
Downstream services
- Cold storage & haulage
Cold rooms, collectors and lorry transport.
No listings in our data yet
- Markets & produce shops
Weekly fairs, markets and produce, seafood and tea shops.
49listed Galle 20 · Matara 20
- Restaurants & hotels
Kitchens buying local produce.
1,919listed Galle 648 · Matara 648
- Exporters
Tea, spice, coconut and seafood exporters.
41listed Galle 14 · Matara 14
Chain curated by Backend team (2026-10-30). "No listings in our data yet" marks a gap in our coverage, not an absence of businesses.
Agri-food places on the map
Named places on OpenStreetMap in the pilot districts, by DS division. Open Galle or Matara to see each place.
District outlines: geoBoundaries gbOpen LKA ADM2 boundaryID LKA-ADM2-46371173 (build Dec 2023, file commit 9469f09). Original geometry: OpenStreetMap and Wambacher, ODbL 1.0. Simplified in this repository for display. Not a legal boundary. DS division outlines: Survey Department of Sri Lanka via OCHA COD-AB v03 (CC BY-IGO 3.0), simplified for display. Not legal boundaries.
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