ðə fˈɜːst ˈɪʃuː ʌvðə dʒˈɜːnəl tɹˈɑːpɪkəl ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ænd ɛkstˈɛnʃən tˈɛɹ wʌz lˈɑːntʃt baɪ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ɹuːhˈuːnə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, wˌɪtʃ wʌz fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ðɪ ˈænəlz ʌvðə sɹˌiː lˈæŋkə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ɐdˈɪʃənəl vˈɛnjuːz fɔːɹ pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz ˌɔn ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚ.
The first issue of the journal Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension (TARE) was launched by the University of Ruhuna in 1998, which was followed by the government publication the Annals of the Sri Lanka Department of Agriculture in 1999, providing additional venues for publishing articles on agriculture.