Malwatte Valley Modernises Plantations via High-Density Planting & Tech Innovation 📈

• Strategic Crop Diversification: Due to heavy rainfall (7,000–10,000 mm) and Pestalotiopsis Leaf Fall Disease making traditional rubber unviable in Avissawella, Malwatte converted fields into 400 ha of cinnamon, 300 ha of new tea, and tropical fruits (rambutan and durian). • Mechanisation Breakthrough: Developed a patent-pending cinnamon peeling machine engineered by its renewable energy team, cutting reliance on skilled labor (which costs up to 50% of the product's final value) and improving operational productivity. • High-Density Cultivation: Adopting global standards by planting tea at 40,000 VP plants per hectare (vs. traditional 8,000–13,500 plants/ha), accelerating crop maturity. Mechanised tea plucking solution development is currently underway. • Factory & Processing Automation: Streamlined conveyor systems, rolling rooms, and sorting processes, while consolidating tea manufacturing into fewer, highly automated, and renewable energy-powered facilities. • Global Footprint: As a top 20 Sri Lankan tea exporter, Malwatte serves export markets across the Middle East, Europe, Russia, China, Australia, and Japan with full field-level supply chain traceability.