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Labour shortages are pushing Plantation Companies towards machines, data and a different kind of worker

Original Reporting by The Island
Friday, 16 October 2026 at 23:45
Labour shortages are pushing Plantation Companies towards machines, data and a different kind of worker
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Sri Lanka's plantation sector is entering a new phase of transformation, as technology and innovation reshape how estates operate, manage resources and sustain productivity. Across the country's tea estates and other plantations, machines a...

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  • —Sri Lanka's plantation sector is entering a new phase of transformation, as technology and innovation reshape how estates operate, manage resources and sustain productivity.
  • —Across the country's tea estates and other plantations, machines are increasingly complementing skilled workers in tasks once done almost entirely by hand, while software and data bring new precision to decisions [].
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