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Sri Lanka Embassy in Germany focuses on supporting Agri exporters Source:FT Webinar on ‘The Art of Approaching a Buyer in Agri Products Sector’ A webinar focusing on educating Sri Lankan Agri products exporters on how best to connect with the right buyer in EU market, ‘The Art of Approaching a Buyer in Agri Products Sector’ was held on 31 August with over 180 participants. This was the third of a series of highly successful webinars being organised by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Germany in collaboration with the Import Promotion Desk of Berlin and Export Development Board of Sri Lanka to support exporters in better understanding the EU market, with a special emphasis on organic Agri products. ...

Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum fertiliser issue webinar on 2 Sept. Source:FT Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum will hold a webinar titled ‘Insights on new regulations on organic and inorganic agri-inputs: How to face the real-world challenges as an Agripreneur’ on 2 September at 5 p.m. on Microsoft Teams platform. Sri Lanka Agripreneurs’ Forum (SLAF) is the premier agribusiness association in Sri Lankan representing growers, farmer organisations, agri value-addition enterprises, agri professionals and academics, agri scientists, local and global marketers of agri produce, providers of agri inputs, and local agri investors, and serves as the pivotal body for all of the agribusiness communities in Sri Lanka. It said the agriculture sector employs over three million people, both directly and indirectly, throughout Sri Lanka who are highly vulnerable to economic shocks. As such, the SLAF has continuously engaged with all key stakeholders including the highest echelons of government to push for the speedy ...