In a serene, mist-covered landscape, digital overlays highlight the precision of modern agricultural technology on lush, rolling hills. What It Was, What It Is, and What We Missed For more than 150 years, plantations have shaped Sri Lanka’s economy, exports, and rural life. Coffee, tea, rubber, coconut, cinnamon, and later oil palm have all played defining roles in the nation’s growth. From railway lines built to transport coffee, to today’s tea auctions that still influence